Essays on Phonograph

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Radio has definitely been one of the most significant technological devices for more than a century. From the moment of its invention in the early 1800s till new developments in recent years, radio has performed a lot of important functions. Throughout the history, radios helped to supply communication and provide entertainment to many cultures. More than one hundred years already, radio still remains a powerful force in American life that will also retain its potency for some time to come. This unique form of mass media has the potential to reach any people, even the illiterate ones. No matter ...

In the developing brain, there are millions of neurons that are available for connection. Over time those connections “fuse” as you become familiar with the musical landscape that you are exposed to. Our brains becomes so familiar with the patterns that we are exposed to that we can put them in the background and focus on the nuance of our culture’s music.

Know what the conflicting arguments are between Steven Pinker and Daniel Levitin regarding music and evolution

Pinker believes that musical vibrations create patterns of sound waves in reality that we can actually feel within our bodies. The human brain evolved in a reality with physical principals, and music mimics those patterns and ...

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Thomas Alva Edison is one of the most prolific American inventor and innovator of all time and he accomplished this feat despite the fact that he was not formally educated in science and technology. According to observers, Edison was able to secure more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime, which includes significant inventions such as the utilization of electricity for lighting, the camera, the motion picture, and the phonograph. Apart from his work, Edison’s personal life is also as remarkable as his inventions. Thomas Edison was of British and Dutch origin. His father being a ...

History does not lack notable and influential people who, from their simple acts and convictions, made a clear mark in the development of civilization. From politics to religion, many influential names remain known even at the present time and lauded for their contributions. However, aside from politics and religion, there are also historical figures from the scientific community whose inventions remain integral to society. One of these scientific greats is American inventor Thomas Alba Edison, the known inventor of the world’s first light bulb. However, unlike his peers, Edison was a jack of all trades who was not satisfied in ...

Of all kinds of entertainment, movies are, by far, the single most popular type. People are so used to watching films cablecast on TV that they cannot envision the time when no sound was to be heard coming from beyond the screen. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine soundless motion pictures, which used to be a reality more than 100 years ago. Cinematographic was an infant industry in the second half of the 19th century. However, in the early 20th century, experts created the first movie with a synchronized sound coupled to image reproduced on the screen. Actors and film directors ...

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The evolution of any substance gives a substantial historical background of the same substance. That is; anything that evolves does so within its history. In addition, information on this history is very essential in the learning process of related subjects. For instance, the evolution of human beings is the basis of the psychological, as well as biological education. Accordingly, it has always acted as a source of information on the means and ways of dealing with psychological issues. Different aspects of life have different foundations on which they base their argument (Chandler, 2001). For instance, there are several fields in life ...

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Technology has completely changed the way crimes are handled by use of video surveillance and tracking systems. It has made work easy for law maintainers in capturing criminals who break laws thus, helping in bringing crime rates down. Surveillance and tracking technologies are evolving to more efficient and accurate systems than before and in future, the technologies will be of great benefit to users and people’s privacy protection. This paper will look at the use of technology in surveillance and tracking field used by law enforcement agencies, discussing how these technologies have evolved using timeline and written materials. ...