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‘Astonished and somewhat terrified’ – Victorians’ reactions to the phonograph

In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph – the world’s first device capable of capturing and playing back sound.

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Portrait of Edison by Abraham Archibald Anderson (1890), National Portrait Gallery. Thomas Edison is portrayed in a three-quarter length or half-length pose, characteristic of 19th-century portraiture. He is dressed in formal attire, typically a dark suit with a vest and bow tie, reflecting his status as a distinguished scientist and businessman.

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Hear echoes of the Victorian age, captured in some of the world’s first audio recordings, in this video essay on the phonograph
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