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- From: gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener)
- Subject: Re: Help!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.201146.4559@news.columbia.edu>
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- Organization: Columbia University
- References: <1992Nov14.202759.15031@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> <7490250@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> <1992Nov19.223929.19874@bilver.uucp>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 20:11:46 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.223929.19874@bilver.uucp> bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes:
- >
- >While the erstwhile Tom Edison is know for having invented the
- >phonograph, he did not invent the record. His phonograph used
- >cylinders.
-
- As far as I know, Edison *did* make discs also, but the groove was vertical
- instead of horizontal.
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- >Emile also invented that wonderful device that we all know and low so
- >well - the microphone.
-
- Hm? I would think that we'd credit the first microphone with Alexander
- Graham Bell...
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- --
- Gabe Wiener - Columbia Univ. "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings
- gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu to be seriously considered as a means of
- N2GPZ in ham radio circles communication. The device is inherently of
- 72355,1226 on CI$ no value to us." -Western Union memo, 1877
-