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In 1877, Thomas found a way to record sound by using two needles on tinfoil cylinders. One needle for recording and the other for playback. This was the creation of the phonograph. The first words he had recorded were 'Mary had a little lamb'.
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Marked the beginning of the sound recording industry. The first records sold by edison and columbia phonograph companies were on wax cylinders.
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Eldridge Johnson improved the gramophone with a motor designed by Levi Montross
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magnetic recording was invented by Valdemar Poulsen and was seen in the telegraphone.
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Columbia ceased production of wax cylinders in 1909 when discs became popular.
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