WASHINGTON, DC — Out of patent litigation paranoia, inventor Alexander Graham Bell donated copies of his devices and sound recordings directly to the Smithsonian. Volta Laboratory disc recording with ...
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America's Listening tells the story of recorded sound and innovations that contributed to how we consume music and movies today, with objects including Thomas Edison’s phonograph, Alexander Graham ...