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The History of AudioBy Cailey Roberson

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison really played a large role throughout the history of audio. He invented many things including the phonograph.

1877

Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.

1878

The first music is put on a record. Jules Levy plays Yankee Doodle on his cornet.

1888

Edison improves his original phonograph by making an electric motor-driven phonograph.

1895

Marconi successfully experiments with his wireless telegraphy system in Italy.

1901

Experimental optical recordings are made on motion picture film.

1906

Lee DeForest invents the triode vacuum tube, the first electronic signal amplifier.

1910

The first live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera.

1913

The first “talking movie” is demonstrated by Edison.

1919

The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is founded.

1927

“The Jazz Singer” is released as the first commercial talking motion picture.

1933

Magnetic recording on steel wire is developed for commercial use.

1935

BASF makes the first plastic-based magnetic tapes.

1940

“Fantasia” is released, made with eight-track stereophonic sound.

1947

Ampex produces the first tape recorder (the Model 200).

1948

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is formed.

1954

Germany introduces the electromechanical reverberation plate.

The first pocket transistor is produced by Sony.

1956

Les Paul makes the first 8-track recordings.

1958

The first commercial stereo disk recordings appear.

1963

Philips introduces the first cassette tape. The Beach Boys use the first large full-

range sound system for their concert tour.

1964

The Beatles were the first to intentionally incorporate guitar feedback on a song (I Feel Fine).

1965

Robert Moog creates the synthesizer.

1974

DuPont makes the CrO2 cassette tape.

1975

Digital tape recording is used in professional audio studios.

1981

Philips demonstrates the CD.

1982

Sony releases the first CD player.

1984

Apple markets the Macintosh computer.

1986

The first digital consoles appear.

1997

DVDs and DVD players are introduced.

1998

MP-3 players appear.

Citations

http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html

http://community.digitalmediaacademy.org/12758-how-the-beatles-changed-music