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Sir Charles Wheatstone used the term microphone for the first time when using his stethoscope
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James Clerk Maxwell predicts radio waves in existence
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Packed carbon grains between two metal plates - noisy
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The carbon button microphone was used in telephones around the world. Edison used anthracite coal packed between two electrodes. It made the microphone more affordable.
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Guglielmo Marconi sends the firstwireless telegraphic signal a distance of 1 1/2 miles
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Dr. Fessenden successfully broadcasts the Christmas story, a live violin solo and a recorded story from a tall tower.
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Charles "Doc" Herrold, the father of broadcasting, opened a college for training young men and women to become professional wireless broadcasters.
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Lee DeForest's experimental station: 2XG in the Bronx, NY begins regular broadcasts of music and news/
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Lead to the condenser microphones for sound recording
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KDKA was the first commercial American radio station to broadcast to the general public.
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The spring-mounted double-button carbon microphone improved the noise levels found in the moving of the anthracite coal grains
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The FDC brought order to the 732 broadcasting stations.
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Georg Neumann and Co. developed the electronic amplifier using an electrical charge. the vibration moved the plates,
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Wente and Thuras introduce the
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Western Electric debuted the microphone claiming its smooth sound.
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Better sound
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US President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives first of 31 evening address on the radio
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Thousands of viewers were convinced that America was under attack by Martians before being informed it was a radio fictional drama.
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Small spy microphone Invented by Leon Theremin
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First condenser microphone with a switchable=pattern - a favorite of Frank Sinatra's.
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The American made Regency TR-1 hits the market.
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An American electronics engineer and Raymond A. Lite invented the wireless microphone. It was pocket size and had a small transmitter.
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Sony PCM-1620 uses music data, timecodes.
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A portable radio that came with a cassette player, AM/FM radio, and speakers was invented by Philips in the Netherlands
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ARPANET adopted TCP/IP
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The Discman was the first commercial compact disc player was later called a Walkman.
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IBM created the Simon Personal Communicator 15 years before Apple released the iPhone.
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Digital Audio Radio Service is established
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Carl Malamud launched Internet Talk Radio which was the "first computer-radio talk show, each week interviewing a computer expert
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Internet Talk Radio was the "first computer-radio talk show, each week interviewing a computer expert.
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Netscape develops a way for viewers to visit their favorite sites and monitor their latest updates. It is now known as RSS (Real Simple Syndication).
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First system that enabled the selection, automatic downloading and storage of serial episodic audio content on PCs and portable devices
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Adam Curry, Tristan Louis and Dave Winer experiment with audio on RSS Feeds
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Apple designs a small portable media player after the Mac version of iTunes was released
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Collecting, sharing, and preserving of people’s stories
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Adam Curry lanuched 'Daily Source Cod'
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Public Radio International hosted its first daily news podcast.
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Steve Jobs announces on a stage in Silicon Valley that podcast would be available in iTunes,
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The iPhone integrated a music player into the phone. The iTunes mobile application made music standard on the cell phone.
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