Recordings: The Beginning of an Era

Today I figured about what truly led us to have a growth in our technology. I believe that the earliest recording devices are what led us to advance our technology. The first recording technology was invented in 1877. It was the phonograph invented by Thomas Edison. As you can guess, the first recording device wasn't all that. It was very fragile and it could not be reproduced. Fortunately, Emile Berliner invented the gramophone in 1887. It was more durable than the phonograph. It was also reproducible and you could make electrical copies of your recordings. The gramophone was a huge jump from the phonograph. Then, Maxwell invented radios, speakers, and microphones in the 1920s. This had huge impacts on life back then. Musicians became more popular and culture was spread worldwide through music. From radios we then went to television and then the internet. To think that this may not have been possible without the phonograph. It's all about trial and error when it comes to technology. Edison tried to make a good recording device, but it wasn't that great. This led to Berliner to build upon Edison's mistakes and create the gramophone which led to the invention of modern media outlets.