On the Track of Our Recent Past

History of Sound RecordingZile Hüseyin Gazi Ortaokulu Zile/Tokat/Türkiye

The phonograph is a device invented in 1877 for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound.

Then E. Berliner invented gramophone in 1887 and took out its patent.

Berliner modified phonograph to use a disc rather than a cylinder

Fritz Pfleumer  developed magnetic tape in 1930s and then this development became the pioneer of audio cassettes

In 1962, first audio cassete was released

In 1982 CDs were available in stores

MP3 players were released in 1990s.

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