A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound. The sound vibration waveforms are recorded as corresponding physical deviations of a helical or spiral groove engraved, etched, incised, or impressed into the surface of a rotating cylinder or disc, called a record. To recreate the sound, the surface is similarly rotated while a playback stylus traces the groove and is therefore vibrated by it, faintly reproducing the recorded sound. In early acoustic phonographs, the stylus vibrated a diaphragm that produced sound waves coupled to the open air through a flaring horn, or directly to the listener's ears through stethoscope-type earphones.
Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound.
Historical Significance
A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound.
Events Before
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic kno
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
“Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends
“Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends
The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and pea
The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
Industrialist Henry Ford (24) weds Clara Jane Bryant (22) in Greenfield Township, Michigan
Industrialist Henry Ford (24) weds Clara Jane Bryant (22) in Greenfield Township, Michigan
Crouching start first used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
Crouching start first used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
Events After
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara.
German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck resigns after 19 years after a disagreement with German Emperor Wilhelm II
German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck resigns after 19 years after a disagreement with German Emperor Wilhelm II
Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (49) weds Aline Victorine Charigot
Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (49) weds Aline Victorine Charigot
Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes the first Black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin "Nu
Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes the first Black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin "Nunc" Wallace in 18 rounds in London
More from the 1880s
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic kno
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jers
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey
American painter Thomas Eakins (40) weds American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony in
American painter Thomas Eakins (40) weds American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, until his death in 1916
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on January 22, 1889?
- A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound. The sound vibration waveforms are recorded as corresponding physical deviations of a helical or spiral groove engraved, etched, incised, or impressed into the surface of a rotating cylinder or disc, called a record. To recreate the sound, the surface is similarly rotated while a playback stylus traces the groove and is therefore vibrated by it, faintly reproducing the recorded sound.
- Why is Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. significant?
- A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound.