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Before the phonograph, there was an invention called the phonoautograph, which could record sound as soundwaves, but not play the sound back. This was invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, a Frenchman.
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Thomas Alva Edison invented and patented the first machine to record sound and then play it back.
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10 years after Edison invented the phonograph, Emile Berliner invented the gramophone, a device like the phonograph but improved. This instrument plays music on a record disk, instead of a cylinder.
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Gugliemo Marconi invented the first and most basic radio that later led to morer advanced radios, but it wasn't until much later that the first audio broadcast was sent between 2 devices. Reginald A. Fessendsen accomplished this.
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The first records were made of glass. Eventually, they were made of zinc and finally plastic. These record players had variable turn table speeds. Records eventually were the hip thing to have.
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Koninklijke Philips N.V. invented the Cassete tape for storing audio.
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James T. Russel invented the compact disk. This was the next major hit technology.
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Tomislav Uzelac made the first successful MP3 player after Frauenhofer’s MP3 became a disaster. Seven years later, he managed to make a prototype as well and release the first MP3 in the US markets. This was the earliest 'mobile' player and was known as AMP MP3 Playback Engine.
