Thursday, June 12, 2008

Music to my ears..

Music has been a big part of my life. (not that I ever took music lessons seriously enough to actually play an instrument) But, from the day I bought my first album to the last mp3 download, listening to music has brought me many hours of enjoyment.

In this spirit, I wanted to honor one more father of invention. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph. He came up with the concept of a machine that could record and play back sound in 1877. He thought of many applications for it including uses for the blind. Edison was a great example of the "please try again" philosoply. Many of his inventions that were simply "cool" in his day, we can't imagine living without today. So, thanks Thomas Edison, you brought music to the world.

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