Paleophone
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The Paleophone was an early conceptual sound-recording and playback device envisioned by French poet and inventor Charles Cros in the 19th century, predating practical phonographs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual sound-recording device
ⓘ
early audio technology concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles Cros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early phonograph development ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century inventions
ⓘ
history of sound recording ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
inventor
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| describedAs | early conceptual sound-recording and playback device ⓘ |
| developmentStage | never realized as a practical commercial device ⓘ |
| documentationForm | written description ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek roots meaning "old sound" ⓘ |
| field |
audio playback
ⓘ
sound recording ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
play back recorded sound
ⓘ
record sound ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | predated practical phonographs ⓘ |
| influenced | later sound-recording concepts ⓘ |
| inventor | Charles Cros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| medium | sound ⓘ |
| notableFor | being proposed before working phonographs were built ⓘ |
| preceded | practical phonograph ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Charles Cros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
gramophone
ⓘ
phonograph ⓘ |
| status | conceptual design ⓘ |
| technologyType | mechanical sound recording concept ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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