The Phonograph And Its Future

Throughout time there has always been revolutionary inventions and ideas have been changed the way our lives have changed. In the text “The Phonograph and its Future” Thomas edison uses the possibilities of the phonograph and answered the typical questions like the durability of the phonograph to show how revolutionary his invention is for the world. On the other hand he could have used the past experience of how the phonograph. Because the North American Review was the first Literary Magazine it was widely read it would have been in the minds of the readers. If he would have said that the examples of how it was used and not on how it can be used. If he used an example of how a certain person used the phonograph like a daughter recording her
With the invention of the phonograph the realization of that you can listen to music like you are but you are in your own home like composer Johannes Brahms in right in your home with his symphony. It was revolutionary. When you are missing your dear old loved one that had died you can just play their last words on your phonograph. Or you can just listen to your favorite novel with just one of the cylinders. All these are examples are what Thomas Edison mentions the possibilities of what you can do with his phonograph.
Can you replace one cylinder with another? Exactly how durable is this invention of Mr Edisons? Edison answered these questions in advance to show how confident he was in his invention and to clarify on how many uses it can be used
He makes examples on how it could be used like the most used today is music. He says the phonograph will “undoubtedly be liberally devoted to music. A song sung on the phonograph is reproduced with marvelous accuracy and power.” Because a song will be sung with such accuracy many people will use it to hear their favorite classical composers again and again. It will be loved by all music lovers.Using the phonograph for Family record will serve the purpose of preserving the sayings, the voices and the last words of the dying member of the family the phonograph will unquestionably outrank the photograph.” By this he means the last words are the best way to remember a dying loved one. It will surpass the memories left by the photograph because of seeing what your loved one looked liked is alway in your head but you always forget their voice. This makes another type of audience that can relate to the experience which makes them want to buy the Phonograph. Another type of audience that Edison means to peak the interest which are parents. He says one of the possible ways to use the phonograph like recording the mother's voice or in the future it can help toys sing, speak, cry, and laugh. This relates to the family audience because it will be used for night lullabies record by the mother so it will make parents lives easier. By making certain examples of how it can be used for