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Gramophone
The invention of the gramophone in 1887 revolutionized the music industry, allowing for the mass production of recorded music. By using a needle to etch sound waves into wax discs, a gramophone could play back recorded music. This invention had immense cultural and economic implications, as it allowed for the mass distribution of music. It allowed people to share music with one another, and it gave rise to the modern music industry. The gramophone also ushered in the era of radio broadcasting. Radio stations used gramophones to play records, allowing for the spread of popular music to a much wider audience.