Sound Recording: The Life Story of a Technology

Sound Recording: The Life Story of a Technology
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How did one of the great inventions of the nineteenth centuryâ‚¬â€¢Thomas Edison's phonographâ‚¬â€¢eventually lead to one of the most culturally and economically significant technologies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? Sound Recording traces the history of the business boom and the cultural revolution that Edison's invention made possible.
Recorded sound has pervaded nearly every facet of modern lifeâ‚¬â€¢not just popular music, but also mundane office dictation machines, radio and television programs, and even telephone answering machines. Just as styles of music have evolved, so too have the formats through which sound has been capturedâ‚¬â€¢from 78s to LPs, LPs to cassette tapes, tapes to CDs, and on to electronic formats. The quest for better sound has certainly driven technological change, but according to David L. Morton, so have business strategies, patent battles, and a host of other factors.
Country USA
Brand Johns Hopkins University Press
Manufacturer Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780801883989
ReleaseDate 2006-03-10
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780801883989

Country	USA
Brand	Johns Hopkins University Press
Manufacturer	Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780801883989
ReleaseDate	2006-03-10
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780801883989

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