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File:Aroundworldonphon1888.ogg

Aroundworldonphon1888.ogg ‎(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 2 min 50 s, 119 kbps, file size: 2.42 MB)

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English: This spoken-word recording (on a Phonograph cylinder) made circa late October 1888 is believed to be the oldest surviving recording of Thomas Edison's voice. The informal message whimsically describes an imagined trip "around the world on the phonograph" by Cunard steamer from New York City to Liverpool, through Europe and Asia, giving specific ships, railroads, cities, and points of interest en route.
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Source https://archive.org/details/aroundworldonphon1888 (Converted from MP3 to OGG by Major Bloodnok)
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Thomas Edison  (1847–1931)  wikidata:Q8743 s:en:Author:Thomas Alva Edison q:en:Thomas Edison
 
Thomas Edison
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Thomas Alva Edison
Description American inventor, scientist and businessman
Date of birth/death 11 February 1847 Edit this at Wikidata 18 October 1931 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Milan, Ohio West Orange, New Jersey
Work period 1877 Edit this at Wikidata–
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creator QS:P170,Q8743

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  • 2011-02-21 07:20 Major Bloodnok 0×0× (2536768 bytes) This spoken-word recording made circa late October 1888 is believed to be the oldest surviving recording of Thomas Edison's voice. The informal message whimsically describes an imagined trip "around the world on the phonograph," by Cunard steamer from New

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