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

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

(NEXSTAR) – The 68th annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, with Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and more going head-to-head to receive music’s most coveted award. Like the Oscar statuette of ...

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An iconic image of a globally recognised entertainment trademark has been unveiled at a museum. A painting of His Master’s Voice, known more widely as the “HMV dog” and showing a small terrier ...

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Discover the real-world inspiration behind Minecraft's jukebox! Learn how the Edison phonograph, with its diamond needles, influenced this iconic game feature. People in Denmark 'stunned' by Trump's ...

With the flood of groundbreaking innovations in recent decades, you might find yourself wondering, “What was the very first invention?” Interestingly, the answer isn’t as straightforward as it seems.

You might be old enough to remember record platters, but you probably aren’t old enough to remember when records were cylinders. The Edison Blue Amberol records came out in 1912 and were far superior ...

As music fans around the country celebrate Record Store Day, which started in 2008, Albert Menashe shares a look at his records and record players going back over 100 years. Albert Menashe sits in one ...

Chris Hunter, MiSci's acting President and VP of Collections, holds one of the earliest, mass-produced RCA radios during a tour of Schenectady's Museum of Science and Innovation vaults. Thomas ...

As this is Black History Month, with a nod to our generation’s Grammy Award-winning rapper-singers Andre 3000 (who plays more than a dozen flutes) and Lizzo (who is a classically trained flautist), ...