Record player timeline

By karsweeter
  • Phonograph was invented

    Phonograph was invented

    Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in the Menlo Park lab in New Jersey
  • Gramophone was invented

    Gramophone was invented

    Emile Berliner patented the gramophone.

  • Record players were mass produced

    First record player was mass produced and became very popular until the radio was invented later in 1895.

  • Spring motor was invented

    Eldridge R. Johnson invented a spring motor for the gramophone.
  • Records

    Records

    Vinyl records were invented by Peter Carl Goldmark.
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    Stereo playback

    A new model was released that provided stereo playback.
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    New way to use records

    DJ's found a way to use records by using their hands to make new sounds.

  • Record popularity

    Record sales went up 260% in the United States.
  • Advancements in record players

    Advancements in record players

    Record players have been produced with Bluetooth, USB recording, Built-in speakers, and many more features