Compact Disc Players Are Introduced
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Music, Popular Culture, Science, Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Scientists, Business, Trade, Commerce
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Europe, Japan, United States
- Date: 1982-1983
Article abstract: The introduction of compact disc players, devices for playing digitally encoded music, created a new level of sound quality and rejuvenated the music industry.
Summary of Event
Ever since Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph in 1876, people have been captivated by the ability to hear popular music in their homes. A steady string of improvements followed, and when affordable mass-produced flat disc records became available in the first half of the twentieth century, the recording industry entered the American mainstream. The...
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