Knowledge Hunt on Audio Communications
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The Invention - The Phonograph Read the following articles at the Library of Congress American Memory website.
“Recording
Sound” 1. How did Edison discover the idea of a phonograph? 2. What were the first words ever recorded? 3. What did Emile Berliner invent? 4. Name three other uses
Edison could see as uses for the phonograph? 1. Did Edison like big cities? 2. How did Edison keep from gaining weight? 3. Which invention did Edison enjoy the most while working on it? | top | |
As
we continue our study on how major developments in technology during the
1800s have affected how we communicate, we are now going to focus on
inventions in audio communications during the 1800s. You will explore
the following links and pictures to answer questions listed on this page.
Type your responses to the questions using Microsoft Word and print one copy
of your final answers. Try the Quiz to check your knowledge. You will also want to do the Interactive Crossword to check your knowledge of communications developments in the 1800s. The Invention - The Telephone Read this article about the telephone at the Library of Congress American Memory website. Answer the following questions: 1. What invention was Alexander Graham Bell trying to improve when he began designing a telephone? 2. Look at the design sketch of a telephone that Alexander Graham Bell drew. In what ways does it differ from today's telephones? 3. What famous words were spoken into the first telephone transmission on March 10, 1876? 4. How has the telephone today changed since
Bell's telephone? The Inventor of the Telephone -Alexander Graham Bell Read this article at the Library of Congress American Memory website. Answer the following question about Alexander Graham Bell's life. 1. How old was Bell when he invented the telephone? 2. Was Alexander Graham Bell just interested in communications? 3. Explain Bell's quote: "There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing 'hows' and 'whys' about things." 4. Alexander Graham Bell fell in love with a woman who was deaf. His parents were not happy with his choice. Read the letter Alexander wrote to his parents begging them to approve of his love choice. If you were Bell's parents, how would you respond?
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