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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
Look back in time at some of the people who invented the first technologies for communicating across time and distance that form the foundations of today's information society.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Emile Berliner

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the inventor of the phonograph record and the phonograph, Emile Berliner.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Birth of the Recording Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress is a fine site for information on the birth of the recording industry. Emile Berliner's inventions and improvements related to recording technology are chronicled here. Of special interest are his...