Tabla de Contenidos: “…Oriental foxtrots and phonographic noise, 1910s-1940s -- 2, Jeans, rock, and electric guitars, 1950s-mid-1960s -- 3. …”

“…That year Edison, whom a New York newspaper in the spring first called "the Wizard of Menlo Park," developed the phonograph, one of his most famous inventions; made a breakthrough in the development of telephone transmitters, which made the instrument commercially viable; and announced the advent of domestic electric lighting, with only a few weeks' worth of tinkering necessary to complete its design (the announcement sent gas-company stocks plummeting; the research and development went on for four years).These inventions brought Edison financial support for his work and attention from the public. …”

“…He kept his manufacturing rights to the phonograph while selling the underlying patents to an outside investor in a deal he would regret. …”

“…Immigration, wars, industrial growth, the availability of electricity, the popularity of orchestral music, and the invention of the phonograph and of the player piano all had a part in determining the course of American organ history. …”

“…And Arc Attack member Craig Newswanger shows us how to build the awesome Six-Pack Tesla Coil, made with a beer-bottle capacitor, that’ll throw 15” electrical arcs. Other fun, and 100% safety-approved projects include: How to make a phonograph out of Lego bricks A light-up hoodie from Electroluminescent (EL) wire An impressive "high-gain" home media projection screen using little more than latex house paint and sandblasting glass All this, along with the latest developments in maker tech--hardware, software and tools for 3D printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, robotics--and much, much more…”