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What inspired Edison to develop the phonograph?The phonograph was developed as a result of Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. In 1877, Edison was working on a machine that would transcribe telegraphic messages through indentations on paper tape, which could later be sent over the telegraph repeatedly.
What was Thomas Edison's greatest invention and why?Thomas Edison is most well known for his invention of the light bulb.
Which of Edison's inventions had the most influence?Arguably Edison's most famous invention, the incadescent Light Bulb was patented in 1879. Scientists had been racing to create artifcial light for years, yet it was the Ohio-born inventor who cinched the win by creating an incandescent bulb with a carbon filament that could be practically reproduced on a mass scale.
Did Thomas Edison patent the phonograph?The technology that made the modern music business possible came into existence in the New Jersey laboratory where Thomas Edison created the first device to both record sound and play it back. He was awarded U.S. Patent No. 200,521 for his invention—the phonograph—on February 19, 1878.
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