jan 1, 1887 - 1887 - Gramophon
Description:
Emile Berliner changes the game by inventing the gramophone. Briefly based on cylinders, Berliner changed his methodology in 1888 to use discs with imprinted grooves on the flat side of a disc rather than the outside of a cylinder. He initially envisioned his invention would be a toy.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1887
Now
~ 139 years ago