An earlier term in the U.S. for an analog audio disc (a "vinyl record"). In other countries, the term was "gramophone record." See LP and turntable. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All ...

There are plants almost everywhere on our planet. They may grow from a seed or a bulb but all have three important parts: Plants are everywhere. You can find them in some homes, in parks ...

Rumors of new, improved methods of phonograph recording (on wire, film, etc.) have filled the wartime air. Last week one of the biggest U.S. recording companies, RCA Victor, said that, so far as ...

But it was in fact a Frenchman named Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville who invented sound recording via his phonautograph in 1857, 20 years before Edison invented his phonograph. Video by Sanjana ...

The 47-year-old NASA Voyager 1 fell back on a radio transmitter it hadn’t used since 1981 to ping home base after a technical ...

Slot machines are gaming machines available in casinos and gambling halls. Born in the late nineteenth century in the United ...

The human body comes in lots of different shapes and sizes but most are made up of the same parts which do the same job. We all have a skeleton. The bones in your skeleton help you stay standing ...

It’s one thing to play Frank Sinatra tunes as a prelude to romance, but playing a 78 rpm disc of “Someone To Watch Over Me” by ‘Ol Blue Eyes on a hand cranked phonograph slayed them every ...

Familiarizing yourself with the parts of your roof may help when it’s time for a repair or replacement. In this article, we’ll explain roofing terms, detail different roofing materials ...

The voices of seven other crew members who kept diaries while on the Endurance also feature in the documentary ...

(THE CONVERSATION) NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water. The ...