The first practical sound recordingand reproduction device was the mechanical phonograph cylinder, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877.
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The phonautograph is the earliest known device for recording sound. Invented by Frenchman Léon Scott, it was patented on March 25, 1857.
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"The first practical sound recording and reproduction device was the mechanical phonograph cylinder, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 and patented in 1878" - from the wikipedia page on sound recording
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The phonautograph is the earliest known device for recording sound. Invented by Frenchman Léon Scott, it was patented on March 25, 1857.
The first sound recording device built by edison in 1877. The only existing recording today is the 'talking clock'
Thomas Edisons phonograph (gramophone) was the first device invented that could play recorded audio. The first sound recording device was the phonautograph, invented by Eduoard Leon-Scott in 1857, people had also found was to record audio onto foil, but the phonograph was the first audio reciprocation device.
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Voice recording is the recording and playback of sound waves. The first device able to record the human voice was the phonoautograph in 1857, so the answer to your question is yes.
Audio recording was invented in the 1850s. While the recording method didn't allow for playback, a device called a "phonautograph" was invented by รdouard-Lรฉon Scott de Martinville and recorded audio waves it was given.
Yes, a phonograph captures sound waves and transforms them into mechanical energy to make recordings. The earliest recording device of this type was invented by Thomas Edison.
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Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. This device for recording and reproducing sound recordings was also referred to as a gramophone or a record player.