Thomas Alva Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park whose genius ushered in a new era of light and sound for humankind, invented the phonograph at his New Jersey laboratory on this day in history, Aug. 12, ...

(WHSV) - Almost 150 years ago on Feb. 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.

MENLO PARK, N.J. (WHTM) — We’re used to sound recordings. Music (in multiple genres), audiobooks, phone messages, recordings of family history, alert boops and beeps on our phones…even the happy ...

Just the other day, I heard one of the earliest popular recorded sambas, Donga’s “Pelo Telefone,” from 1916 and released on an Edison talking record, probably a wax cylinder. A few years later the ...

Larry Sprinkle tells us about how the first patent for a phonograph was granted to Thomas Edison on Feb. 19, 1878.

These 10 technological marvels had cultural implications that its inventors could barely have imagined.

In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the first device to ever record and play back sound. Speaking into a mouthpiece caused a metal stylus attached to a diaphragm to move up and down. The stylus made ...

February 19 marks significant US historical events. In 1942, President Roosevelt ordered Japanese-American internment. The Donner Party was rescued in 1847 after being snowbound. Thomas Edison ...

Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite the piano.

Edison’s words remind us that true success comes not from sudden flashes of brilliance but from consistent effort, persistence, and unwavering dedication.