[DOC] [TLE] History of the Cylinder Phonograph - Inventing Entertainment: The ... [PAR] To his amazement, the machine played his words back to him. ... months later, 
since Edison did not file for a patent until December 24, 1877. ... Edison took his 
new invention to the offices of Scientific American in New ... Edison offered the 
following possible future uses for the phonograph in North ... Music-boxes and 
toys. [DOC] [TLE] The Making of America: Thomas Edison - Time [PAR] Jun 23, 2010 ... The invention of the phonograph made Edison world-famous  but it took him ... 
From the first, they thought it would be used to reproduce the human voice, but ... 
the indentations would move the attached diaphragm, which should ... but he 
could not let go of his conviction that it was destined for the office. [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Phonograph - Personal.psu.edu [PAR] Instead of using paper as a medium of recording, he used tin foil to record the ... 
The first audio recorded and played back was Edison saying the nursery rhyme, 
... a step in the direction that we are all thankful for today, home entertainment. ... 
were not for the invention of the phonograph, music is an essential part of 
people's... [DOC] [TLE] Phonograph - Wikipedia [PAR] The phonograph is a device invented in 1877 for the mechanical recording and 
reproduction of ... The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. ... 
The term phonograph ("sound writing") was derived from the Greek words  
... The brand name Gramophone was not used in the USA after 1901, and the 
word... [DOC] [TLE] How the Phonograph Changed Music Forever | Arts & Culture ... [PAR] But it's certainly no more confusing than the upheaval that greeted a much older 
music ... Edison envisioned a welter of uses, including for business, to make 
Dolls speak sing ... Almost every layman will answer with the two words, 'the 
phonograph.' ..... in the entertainment industry, as shown in "Searching For 
Sugarman." [DOC] [TLE] Dictation Machines - Engineering and Technology History Wiki [PAR] Edison thought that the business uses of the phonograph would be just as ... 
Using it for entertainment usually meant making your own recordings at home 
and then ... But once pre-recorded music became available in the early 1890s, 
the use of the ... If office dictation is ever to make a comeback, it will probably not 
be in the... [DOC] [TLE] Phonograph History | Sound Beat [PAR] Jan 28, 2013 ... The speaking vibrations are indented nicely, and there's no doubt that I shall ... 
compelling evidence in The Fabulous Phonograph that the machine used to ... 
In December 1877, Edison exhibited the phonograph in the office of ... he had 
come to loathe the idea of selling phonographs for entertainment,... [DOC] [TLE] Quest for Sound: Thomas Edison's Phonograph - Student ... - Gale [PAR] Soon after he wrote in his diary, " ... there is no doubt that I should be able to store 
... Edison's first recorded words were memorable but not profound: "Mary had a 
little ... his phonograph, he came up with a list of things his invention could be 
used for. High on that list was taking office dictation, which he believed would be 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Detailed Biography - The Edison Papers [PAR] Thomas Edison did not invent the modern world. ... of America's national markets, 
communications and power systems, and entertainment industries. ... We can see 
the foundation for his success in his youth and early career. ... legislature would 
not buy, and a printing telegraph that was used in a stock quotation service. [DOC] [TLE] Recording: The Invention Of The Phonograph: From Early ... [PAR] Edison's first recorded words to himself were Mary had a little lamb. ... Edison 
believed the phonograph would be used for archival purposes, not as a means ... 
dictation and sound analysis for historical and scientific purposes and office, 
court, and ... Records provided music without the musician thus eliminating a 
physical... [DOC] [TLE] History of the phonograph - Home.intekom.com [PAR]

Question: Edison thought the phonograph should be used for this in an office, not for music & entertainment
Answer: Dictation