[DOC] [TLE] Hear Thomas Edison's earliest known recording from 1878 for the ... [PAR] Oct 25, 2012 ... The audio, recorded on tin foil by Thomas Edison using one of his ... into the mind
-melting marvel of hearing a machine talk back for the first time. In his writings, 
Edison detailed a personal account of the invention: ... I was never so taken 
aback in my life. .... Helping make the health care system work for you. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Edison Collection | Classroom Resources | PBS ... [PAR] Portrait of Thomas Edison, Inventor and Entrepreneur, Circa 1889 ... After 
inventing his incandescent light bulb, Thomas Edison turned his attention to ... On 
hearing his words spoken back, Edison said, "I was never so taken aback in my 
life. ... Learn more about Edison's youth and early work with the telegraph in this... [DOC] [TLE] The Talking Phonograph - Thomas Edison's invention of his tinfoil ... [PAR] Who said: Environmental extremists ... wouldn't let you build a house unless it 
looked like a bird's nest. ... I was never so taken aback in my life. ... From first 
hearing the playback of the now historic recorded words, Mary had a little ... 
Engraving of Tinfoil Phonograph, invented by Thomas Edison, his first design, as 
published. [DOC] [TLE] PowerPointPPT - Angelfire [PAR] The years following the Civil War saw a dramatic increase in the number of 
inventions ... Thomas Edison's favorite invention the phonograph. I was never so 
taken aback in my life I was always afraid of things that worked for the first ... His 
work originally started during work to help improve the lives of the hearing 
impaired. [DOC] [TLE] Audio Art in the Deaf Century - Soundtoys.net [PAR] Jul 25, 2005 ... As Malraux has said, ``You hear other people in the ears, but your own voice in 
the throat. ... Thus the surprise of Edison upon hearing the first recording -- ``I ... In 
his book Radio[f4] Rudolf Arnheim championed the use of sound ... [f14] Shortly 
after the invention of the phonograph one person had the idea to: [DOC] [TLE] Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas ... [PAR] says Edison, "to the phenomenon discovered by me years previous, that the 
friction of ..... welcomed by his uncle at Menlo Park, and after working .... of 
hearing, with the aid of a "microphone," a fly walk ..... I was never so taken aback 
in my life. [DOC] [TLE] What is phonograph [PAR] This term was more in line with Thomas Edison's early view that his invention 
was better suited for ... The brand name Gramophone was not used in the USA 
after 1901, and the word fell out of use there .... "I was experimenting," he said, "
on an automatic method of recording telegraph ... I was never so taken aback in 
my life. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Alva Edison - Yola [PAR] Edison was an inventor thats famous for perfecting the light bulb and making ... 
by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work." "
I was never so taken aback in my life--I was always afraid of things that ... "
Thomas A. Edison on hearing his voice play back to him from his first tin foil 
phonograph. [DOC] [TLE] Restoring the 1878 St. Louis Foil.pdf - Smithsonian Volta Laboratory ... [PAR] Oct 25, 2012 ... personal account of the invention in his writings, which are excerpted here:  ... 
When Edison says "I was never so taken aback in my life", we can perhaps 
partake just a bit in ... We are so used to hearing recorded sounds today that .... 
Berkeley Lab sound restoration research supported by the following. [DOC] [TLE] The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky  Page 65 [PAR] I was never so taken aback in my life. ... went on a lecture tour through upstate 
New York, telling about Edison's inventions. ... He Had A Hunch Hard-working 
young Edison hit on his brilliant idea while ... He predicted the evolution of

Question: After hearing this invention of his work, Edison said, "I was never so taken aback in my life"
Answer: the phonograph