Mr. Gaston Music Tech 1900-1924

By Bradsmith
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    History of Music and Media Technology

  • Mass Disc Duplication

    Eldredge Johnson perfects first system of mass flat-disk duplication.

  • The Electric Theatre Opens

    Opened by Thomas Tally in Los Angeles, premiering the first "Nickelodeon"

  • "Valve" Invented

    British scientist John Ambrose Fleming develops the first vacuum tube called a "Valve."

  • Victrola Record Player

    RCA Victor's "Victrola" model record player is introduced. It has a variable turntable
    speed control to accomodate the wide range of phonograph records produced at that
    time; Victor's speeds ranged from 71 - 76 rpm.

  • "Audion" Patent Granted

    Lee de Forest is granted the patent on his triode vacuum tube called an Audion. This allowed for the amplification of signals, which made the radio more practical.

  • Columbia Introduces Double-Sided Phonographs

    For the first time, records were double-sided instead of one-sided.

  • Experimental "Wireless" Voice Broadcasts Begin

    Charles Herrold begins experimental voice broadcasts from California, transmitted with a series of arcing street lamps under liquid.

  • First "Motion PIcture Star"

    Mary PIckford becomes first American "motion picture star" via her silent films.

  • The Herrold Station

    Charles Herrold begins first regular radio broadcasting of voice and music from California, which transmits from San Jose to San Francisco.

  • Disks Overtake Cylinders

    Disk recordings overtake cylinder in the marketplace; Columbia soon drops cylinders completely.

  • Disk Player Introduced by Edison CO.

    Edison CO. finally releases their disk player.

  • The Squaw Man

    Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse Lasky produce the first "feature-length" film, called "The Squaw Man".

  • First transcontinental phone call

    First transcontinental telephone call from New York to San Francisco on July 29th.

  • First consumer charge card

    Western Union introduces the first consumer charge card.

  • ASCAP formed

    ASCAP formed to collect royalties for composers, authors, and publishers

  • Loudspeaker

    AT&T engeneer C. G. Hensly got the idea from a "Really big telephone"

  • First Jazz Recording

    Dixieland Jazz makes first "Jazz" recording

  • Commercial AM Radio broadcasting begins on KDKA, Philadelphia.

    Commercial AM Radio broadcasting begins on KDKA, Philadelphia.

  • Record Changer is patented

    he first automatic "record changer" turntable is patented for a stack of 78's.

  • Telytypewriters introduced

    Western Union introduces teletypewriters, joining branches and individual companies.

  • Cathode Ray Tube patent

    Vladimir Zworykin applies for a patent on the cathode-ray tube as a film or slide scanner.

  • electrical records replace acoustic disks

    Electrical records replace acoustic discs, via a process developed by Western Electric.

  • Moviola Re-designed

    Iwan Surrerier re-designs his rear-projection
    device for home viewing movies (invented in 1917 -- called a "Moviola") into a
    machine to make film editing easier,