Music

evolution of music

  • 1877

    1877
    Thomas Edison’s tinfoil cylinder phonograph, which made the first recording of the human voice in 1877
  • 1878

    1878
    Edison launched his Edison Speaking Phonography Company to produce recording and playback
    machines
  • 1891

    1891
    1891, however, Edison expanded into the entertainment field due to his music
  • 1920

    1920
    By the 1920s, innovation in electrical recording and amplification systems combined with the advent of magnetic recording to help drive the recording industry for the next two centuries
  • 1940

    1940
    In the 1940's, Columbia introduced the 33-1/3 RPM long-playing record
  • 1963

    1963
    In 1963, Phillips introduced the audio cassette tape
  • 2001

    2001
    introduction of Apple’s iPod in 2001 to walk around with music
  • 2007

    2007
    In 2007, Apple entered the cellular phone market with the iPhone, integrating all the features of the iPod with the modern cell phone turned a music player to a phone