The phonograph was a device invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 during the Industrial Revolution. It was a revolutionary invention that could record and reproduce sound, marking the beginning of the modern music recording industry. The phonograph used a rotating cylinder covered in tinfoil or wax to record sounds, and a needle attached to a diaphragm to play back the recorded sound. It was a groundbreaking technological advancement that paved the way for the development of record players and other forms of audio recording technology.
