21st November 1877: Thomas Edison announces the phonograph

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21st November 1877: Thomas Edison announces the phonograph

On the 21^st November 1877, American inventor Thomas Edison announced his phonograph, the world’s first practical machine that could record and play sound using a cylinder.

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21st November 1877: Thomas Edison announces the phonograph

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