phonograph

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An animated trailer appears to draw on the story of Korean students whose singing of the song US anthropologist Alice Fletcher recorded on a cylinder phonograph in Washington in 1896.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, first the phonograph and then the radio revolutionized home entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

These funds were used to purchase local books, periodicals, phonograph records, and "other media" in multiple Indian languages, enriching collections at over two dozen universities.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

Wax cylinders were traditionally played on a phonograph, where, similar to a modern record player, a stylus followed grooves in the wax and translated the information into sound.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Take it where you can find it, in old phonograph records, old motion pictures, and in old friends; look for it in nature and look for it in yourself.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury