The History of Headphones

The Invention of the headphones

Jan 1, 1919

Nathaniel BaldwinNathaniel Baldwin created headphones in his kitchen. He started making more by hand and selling them to the US Navy

Beyerdynamic

Jan 1, 1937

beyerdynamic and other informationIn Germany, a company called Beyerdynamic started making the first dynamic headphones and named them DT-48

Koss

Jan 1, 1958

KossJohn C. Koss made the first stereo headphones

BeatlePhones

Jan 1, 1966

Koss started to make headphones with pictures with the Beatles on them which were wildly popular.

First Electrostatic Headphones

Jan 1, 1968

Koss made the Koss ESP/6 which were the first electrostatic headphones.

Walkman!

Jan 1, 1979

Sony came out with the Walkman, sort of a huge ipod, and with it came much smaller and lighter weight headphones

iPod

Jan 1, 2001

With the release of the iPod, ear phones became popular and throughout the 2000's ear buds become more popular

Beats by Dr. Dre

Jan 1, 2008

In 2008 celebrity endorsed headphones started to become more and more popular with endorsments by Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, and Diddy