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   1870s

   The 1870s continued the trends of the previous decade, as new empires and an increase in imperialism and militarism rise in Europe and Asia. ... A version of the light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.
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   Thomas Edison in popular culture

   Thomas Edison has appeared in popular culture as a character in novels, films, comics and video games. ... In the cartoon series Clone High, Thomas Edison's clone is shown as a short, sniveling nerd who seems to spend most of his time working with A.V equipment (a reference to the fact that Edison invented the projector).
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   Edison Records

   Thomas A. Edison invented the phonograph, the first device for recording and playing back sound, in 1877. ... | Founder | Thomas Edison Jesse H. Lippincott |
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   Timeline of United States inventions

   The self-propelled variant was invented by Oliver Evans who named it the "Orukter Amphibolos". ... Thomas Alva Edison invented the mimeograph in 1875.
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   Incandescent light bulb

   ... the question "Who invented the incandescent lamp?... Paul Israel list 22 inventors of incandescent lamps... Wilson Swan and Thomas Edison. They conclude that Edison's version was able to outstrip the...
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   Backmasking

   In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, a device that allowed sound to be recorded and reproduced on a rotating cylinder with a stylus (or "needle") attached to a diaphragm mounted at the narrow end of a horn. ... The B-side of the 1966 Napoleon XIV single "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" is a reversed version of the entire forwards record, entitled "!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT".
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   History of the telephone

   The history of the telephone chronicles the development of the electrical telephone, and includes a brief review of its earlier predecessors. ... Thomas Edison, invented the carbon microphone which produced a strong telephone signal.
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   Dictation machine

   A dictation machine is a sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print. ... Shortly after Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the first device for recording sound, in 1877, he thought that the main use for the new device would be for recording speech in business settings.
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   1900s (decade)

   He had developed an early version of his device in the 1890s, but had Sebastian Shaw, a Lancashire watchmaker, improve it further. ... 1907 Thomas Edison invented the "Universal Electric Motor" which made it possible to operate dictation machines, etc. on all lighting circuits.
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    Format war

    A format war describes competition between mutually incompatible proprietary formats, typically for data storage devices and recording formats for electronic media. ... In 1877 Thomas Edison invented sound recording technology using a tin cylinder record, and soon thereafter mass-marketed the wax "Edison cylinder".

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