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Cylinder Phonographs
Thomas Edison was working on the telegraph and telephone and created something to ply back recordings. https://www.comsol.com/blogs/the-history-and-science-behind-vinyl-records -
Alexander Graham Bell
He made improvements to Edisons designs. It operated from a hand crank mechanism. https://www.comsol.com/blogs/the-history-and-science-behind-vinyl-records -
Modern Vinyl
The modern vinyl was created by the company RCA victor. These records could play longer durations of sound then the preivious. https://www.comsol.com/blogs/the-history-and-science-behind-vinyl-records -
JFK memorial album
The memorial album for JFK set a record for sales selling 4million vinyls. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-12/jfk-memorial-album-sets-record-for-sales -
Outsell CDS
For the first time in 1987 when CDs were created vinyls outsold them. People bought 41million vinyls compaired to 33million CDs. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vinyl-records-outsell-cds-for-the-first-time-since-1987-180981805/