While Thomas Edison's cylinders were the first to play recorded sound, they were impractical – leading Emile Berliner to come up with a better way to play music: The gramophone, invented in 1887, which played flat discs. Jane Pauley reports.
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Thomas Edison's cylinders were the first to play recorded sound.
Confidence: 60%
Thomas Edison's cylinders were impractical.
Confidence: 60%
Emile Berliner invented the gramophone.
Confidence: 60%
The gramophone was invented in 1887.
Confidence: 60%
The gramophone played flat discs.
Confidence: 60%
Jane Pauley reports.
Confidence: 60%
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Thomas Edison(person)Emile Berliner(person)Jane Pauley(person)United States(location)