Sound Recording The Life Story of a Technology

Name: Sound Recording The Life Story of a Technology
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ISBN: 9780801883989

ISBN-10: 0801883989

ISBN-13: 9780801883989

Edition: 2006

Authors: David L. Morton, David L. Morton

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How did one of the great inventions of the nineteenth century -- Thomas Edison's phonograph -- eventually lead to one of the most culturally and economically significant technologies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? Sound Recording traces the history of the business boom and the cultural revolution that Edison's invention made possible. Recorded sound has pervaded nearly every facet of modern life -- not just popular music, but also mundane office dictation machines, radio and television programs, and even telephone answering machines. Just as styles of music have evolved, so too have the formats through which sound has been captured -- from 78s to LPs, LPs to cassette tapes,…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 3/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.53" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

David L. Morton Jr. is a historian of technology with expertise in the history of sound recording, electronics, and electric power. He is the former research historian for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.