Sound Recording: The Life Story of a Technology
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801883989 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Morton, so have business strategies, patent battles, and a host of other factors.. Just as styles of music have evolved, so too have the formats through which sound has been capturedfrom 78s to LPs, LPs to cassette tapes, tapes to CDs, and on to electronic formats. The quest for better sound has certainly driven technological change, but according to David L. How did one of the great inventions of the nineteenth centuryThomas Edison's phonographeventually lead to one of the most culturally and economically significant technologies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? Sound Recording traces the history of the business boom and the cultural revolution that Edison's invention made possible. Recorded sound has pervaded nearly every facet of modern lifenot just popular music, but also mundane office dictation machines, radio and television prog
He is the former research historian for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.. Morton Jr. David L. is a historian of technology with expertise in the history of sound recording, electronics, and electric power
S Tippett said great book. Good detail but the book doesn't get bogged down with information that is not needed, good all round history book!. To read more than twice. So many things changed on music, since we started to use a tool, to hear music. This tool is the technology of music itself. Changing thru the years, living with mankind, and evolving with it. You will learn a lot of things. I will read it again, perhaps, more than twice.. Nice history Very informative well written history of sound recording technology. There are many details in the book that I have never heard anywhere else. Morton presents the story in a straight forward prose that is easy to read. I only wish there were more photos and a maybe a few more references.
Morton skillfully blends a basic understanding of the physical principles involved in recording sound waves with an interesting chronological account that examines the cultural and economic issues affecting the development of sound technology Written in an engaging style for general readers and includes references to primary and scholarly resources for readers who want to learn more. Traces the development of sound technology in the U.S. (Choice) . and Europe from the first demonstration of the phono-autograph in 1857 to the latest MP3 technology