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History of Music and Media Technology
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Mass Disc Duplication
Eldredge Johnson perfects first system of mass flat-disk duplication. -
The Electric Theatre Opens
Opened by Thomas Tally in Los Angeles, premiering the first "Nickelodeon" -
"Valve" Invented
British scientist John Ambrose Fleming develops the first vacuum tube called a "Valve." -
Victrola Record Player
RCA Victor's "Victrola" model record player is introduced. It has a variable turntable
speed control to accomodate the wide range of phonograph records produced at that
time; Victor's speeds ranged from 71 - 76 rpm. -
"Audion" Patent Granted
Lee de Forest is granted the patent on his triode vacuum tube called an Audion. This allowed for the amplification of signals, which made the radio more practical. -
Columbia Introduces Double-Sided Phonographs
For the first time, records were double-sided instead of one-sided. -
Experimental "Wireless" Voice Broadcasts Begin
Charles Herrold begins experimental voice broadcasts from California, transmitted with a series of arcing street lamps under liquid. -
First "Motion PIcture Star"
Mary PIckford becomes first American "motion picture star" via her silent films. -
The Herrold Station
Charles Herrold begins first regular radio broadcasting of voice and music from California, which transmits from San Jose to San Francisco. -
Disks Overtake Cylinders
Disk recordings overtake cylinder in the marketplace; Columbia soon drops cylinders completely. -
Disk Player Introduced by Edison CO.
Edison CO. finally releases their disk player. -
The Squaw Man
Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse Lasky produce the first "feature-length" film, called "The Squaw Man". -
First transcontinental phone call
First transcontinental telephone call from New York to San Francisco on July 29th. -
First consumer charge card
Western Union introduces the first consumer charge card. -
ASCAP formed
ASCAP formed to collect royalties for composers, authors, and publishers -
Loudspeaker
AT&T engeneer C. G. Hensly got the idea from a "Really big telephone" -
First Jazz Recording
Dixieland Jazz makes first "Jazz" recording -
Commercial AM Radio broadcasting begins on KDKA, Philadelphia.
Commercial AM Radio broadcasting begins on KDKA, Philadelphia. -
Record Changer is patented
he first automatic "record changer" turntable is patented for a stack of 78's. -
Telytypewriters introduced
Western Union introduces teletypewriters, joining branches and individual companies. -
Cathode Ray Tube patent
Vladimir Zworykin applies for a patent on the cathode-ray tube as a film or slide scanner. -
electrical records replace acoustic disks
Electrical records replace acoustic discs, via a process developed by Western Electric. -
Moviola Re-designed
Iwan Surrerier re-designs his rear-projection
device for home viewing movies (invented in 1917 -- called a "Moviola") into a
machine to make film editing easier,