Audio Players By kiki_wise Jul 21, 1874 Guglielmo Marconi Invented The First Radio May 3, 1877 Thomas Edison, Eldridge R. Johnson, Emile Berliner Invented The Phonograph In 1877. Aug 12, 1877 Thomas Edison Created The Phonograph Period: Aug 12, 1877 to Mar 15, 2015 Audio Players Through Time Dec 21, 1877 Thomas Edison Lost His Hearing Same Year He Built The Phonograph Sep 23, 1912 Emile Berliner Lost His Hearing The Same Year He Built The Phonograph Mar 5, 1997 Tomislav Uzelac Invented The First MP3 Player 1997. Oct 23, 2001 Steve Jobs Invented The First Ipod In October 23, 2001 Oct 6, 2011 Steve Jobs Lost His Hearing The Same Year He Built The IPod \Oct 6, 2011. Oct 8, 2013 Guglielmo Marconi Lost His Hearing The Same Year He Built The Radio Jan 2, 2014 Tomislav Uzelac Lost His Hearing The Same Year He Built The MP3 Jan 2, 2014 Mar 5, 2015 Eldridge R. Johnson Lost His Hearing The Same Year He Built The Phonograph