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IEEE Global History Network: Jukebox
URL: http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Jukebox

Description:
Brief history of the jukebox, covering the entertainment uses of the phonograph invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, the 1890 modification of the phonograph to be coin-operated and provided multiple listening tubes, the effect of the record industry's growth and the Great Depression on the popularity of the jukebox, controversies, and design. Includes links to related articles. From the IEEE Global History Network (GHN), built by members of the engineering organization IEEE and professional historians.

LII Topics: Innovations, Technology

Publisher:
IEEE

Extra Keywords
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

LII Database Information:
Record 28064 created by Jennifer English on 03/03/2009
Last modification on 04/13/2009
Published: 04/23/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28064

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