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Video: Edison's Tinfoil Phonograph Reenactment

See a reenactment of Thomas Edison's first recording of sound, from the Lemelson Center's celebration of Edison's 150th birthday.

Woody Norris
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Podcast: Woody Norris Invented Sound that You Aim Like a Laser Beam

Inventor Woody Norris reflects on his famous career.

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Memo Mate Papers, 1993-1996

Inventor Name Hunsicker, Jackson

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Radio Corporation of America Photographs

Inventor Name Unknown

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Hugh Le Caine Fonds, 1943-1977

Inventor Name Le Caine, Hugh Repository Library and Archives Canada395 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0N4CANADAReference: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)

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Dan Gibson fonds, 1943-2006

Inventor Name Gibson, Dan

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Marvin Camras Papers, ca. 1938-ca. 1964

Inventor Name Camras, Marvin Repository Illinois Institute of Technology ArchivesPaul V. Galvin Library35 West 33rd StreetChicago, IL 60616312-567-3364http://www.gl.iit.edu/

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Neuendorff family papers, 1857-1950

Inventor Name Neuendorff, Max Repository Daughters of the Republic of Texas LibraryP.O. Box 1401San Antonio, Texas 78295-1401210-225-1071http://www.drtl.org/

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Nathan B. Stubblefield Papers, 1906-1923

Inventor Name Stubblefield, Nathan B.

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Homer Walter Dudley Papers, 1936-1956

Inventor Name Dudley, Homer Walter

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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Records

Inventor Name Dolby, Ray Repository Corporate ArchivistDolby Laboratories, Inc.Corporate Archives100 Potrero AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94103-4813415-558-0264

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Raoul Hausmann Correspondence, 1909-1971 (bulk 1960s)

Inventor Name Hausmann, Raoul

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B. L. Aldridge Files, 1897-1980

Inventor Name RCA Corporation. Office of Company Historian.

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RCA Corporation Records, 1887-1983 (bulk, 1914-1968)

Inventor Name RCA Corporation

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Louis P. Valiquet Collection [manuscript], 1815-1922 (bulk 1891-1922)

Inventor Name Valiquet, Louis P.

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Papers of Emile Berliner, 1856-1929

Inventor Name Berliner, Emile Repository Library of CongressManuscript Division101 Independence Ave., SEWashington, DC 20540-4680202-707-5387www.loc.gov Physical Description 16 items, 1 container

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John Herbert Orr Papers, 1940-1984

Inventor Name Orr, John Herbert Repository Auburn University ArchivesRalph B. Draughon LibraryAuburn University, AL 36849-5606205-826-4465http://www.lib.auburn.edu/sca

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Thomas A. Edison Papers, 1850-1977

Inventor Name Edison, Thomas Alva

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Thomas A. Edison Papers, n.d.

Inventor Name Edison, Thomas Alva

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Thomson Consumer Electronics Incorporated, n.d.

Inventor Name Thomson Consumer Electronics Incorporated Repository Thomson History Center10330 North Meridian, INH110P.O. Box 1976Indianapolis, IN 46290317-587-3814

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