America on Record (Paperback)

Andre Millard

ISBN 10: 0521542812 / ISBN 13: 9780521542814

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005

Paperback. With Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph, the beautiful music that was the preserve of the wealthy became a mass-produced consumer good, cheap enough to be available to all. In 1877 Edison dreamed that one day there would be a talking machine in every home. America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound provides a history of sound recording from the first thin sheet of tinfoil that was manipulated into retaining sound to the home recordings of rappers in the 1980s and the high-tech studios of the 1990s. This book examines the important technical developments of acoustic, electric, and digital sound reproduction while outlining the cultural impact of recorded music and movies. This second edition brings the story up to date, describing the digital revolution of sound recording with the rise of computers, Napster, DVD, MP3, and iPod. America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound provides a history of sound recording from the nineteenth to the twenty first century. This second edition, first published in 2006, updates the story, describing the digital revolution of sound recording with the rise of computers, Napster, DVD, MP3, and iPod. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780521542814

Inhaltsangabe:

A history of sound recording from the nineteenth to the twenty first century, first published in 2006.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Andre Millard is Director of American Studies and Professor of History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the author of Edison and the Business of Innovation and a contributor to National Public Radio's 'Lost and Found Sound'.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: America on Record (Paperback)
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: new
Auflage: 2. Auflage