History of Music Players

 The phonograph, also known as record player, was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. Instead of attending a live concert to listen to music, it was now possible to listen to music at home. The phonograph was posted on the market in 1896. 

An Italian inventor named, Guglielmo Marconi, first developed the idea of a radio, or wireless telegraph, in the 1890s. His ideas took shape in 1895 when he sent a wireless Morse Code message to a source more than a kilometer away. 
The  cassette tape players were invented and released by Phillips in 1963. The cassette player was smaller and had buttons to control things like start/stop, fast forward, etc. It offered music in a smaller and more portable format than the transistor radio. They enabled the first mix tapes.  All of the music players started getting smaller and smaller over the years. 
Fast forward to the first original ipod, introduced on October 23, 2001, was the first MP3 player to pack a mind-blowing, 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a stunning 6.5 ounce package. 
Everything evolved drastically from there. From phones, to downloading instantly, to new apps. 


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  1. Macy ZweifelOctober 29, 2023 at 11:44 PM

    Hi Shaylin!
    I'm honestly so glad that I'm alive right now with our modern technology, specifically for streaming music!
    It's really fascinating how streaming devices have advanced over the years!! I didn't know that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. The more you know!
    My parents talk about how they would listen to music with their walkman's, and I'm curious if its
    similar to the cassette tape, also where in the timeline it falls- before or after the cassette tape...?

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