Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Mary Had A Little Lamb...

DID YOU KNOW???


That in 1877 Thomas Edison spoke the nursery rhyme Mary Had A Little Lamb into the first phonograph to test it out?  And it worked!  Check out this website for more info!  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edcyldr.html
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Original Edison Tin Foil Phonograph. Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site.
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Phonograph Catalog/Advertisement:
"I want a phonograph in every home...".

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