Introduction to Multimedia

Introduction
The prolific inventor Thomas Edison would surely be amazed to see the multimedia applications of recorded sound. Learn about Edison's invention of sound recording, the early media used, and how recorded sound changed the entertainment world.

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Read the questions below. Then, click on the Destination Site link to open a new browser window. Apply what you learn to answer the questions. Check your work before clicking Submit.

Destination Site: Thomas Edison: A Lifetime of Invention

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1.			How did Edison capture his first recording?
2.			Edison and his colleagues tried many different materials for the first records—why?
3.			Before disk-shaped records, what shape was used for recording?
4.			What year was the first disk-player produced, and what was it called?
5.			During what decades did the disc phonograph become popular in the United States and Europe?