Phonograph: Audio Virtual Reality

The virtual world created by the phonograph has changed not only music but also our lives as persons and communities.

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How the Phonograph Changed Music Forever

Much like streaming music services today are reshaping our relationship with music, Edison’s invention redefined the entire industry.

Clive Thompson is author of Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better and Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World. He is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and Wired. 

The Walkman’s Invention 40 Years Ago Launched a Cultural Revolution

In 1979, the new device forever changed the way we listened to music

History of the Record Industry, 1920— 1950s