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Where modern headphones originate from
Modern headphones come from opera house, the kitchen table, and military bases. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/ -
The earliest "headphones"
The earliest headphones date back to the late 19th century, and were used for radio communication. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/ -
1890s, a sort of headphone was invented
In the 1890s a company called Electrophone invented a sort of headphone that their costumers could connect to live performances at theaters and opera houses around London. http://smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/ -
Before the Electrophone
French engineer Ernest Mercadier patented a set of in-ear headphones in 1891. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/ -
Baldwin's idea gets accpeted
In 1910, Nathaniel Baldwin sent the Navy a part of prototype headphones offered for military testing. The Navy gave the design some tweaks and Baldwin sent the headphone prototype back to the Navy when he was finished tweaking it. The Navy ordered the headphones, but soon found out that Baldwin was making these headphones in his kitchen, and he could only make ten at a time. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/ -
Headphones were needed to use radios
From 1921-1922 when radios were being used, headphones were necessary to communicate through radio. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/radio/276636#286019-toc -
John Koss invents first music for headphones
Using headphones that were used for communication between war planes, John Koss tweaked the design and created the Koss SP-3 design. This was the beginning of the modern day headphone design. http://smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/ -
The walkman was invented
In 1979, Sony Walkman invented the walkman, a portable headphone device. http://smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/ -
iPod player was invented
in 2001, the iPod was invented by Apple. https://lstnsound.com/blogs/main/a-brief-history-of-headphones#:~:text=Engineer%20Nathaniel%20Baldwin%20invented%20the,his%20kitchen%20table%20in%201910. -
In - ear apple headphones release
In 2016, the first Apple in ear headphones were on sale. https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/07/the-surprisingly-long-history-of-the-apple-airpods -
Apple releases their Airpod Max's
In December of 2020, Apple releases their first version of the Airpod Max's. https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/electronics/apple-airpods-max-usb-c