Volta Laboratory
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Volta Laboratory was an experimental research facility established in the late 19th century that became a key center for innovation in sound recording, telephony, and related communication technologies.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
experimental research facility
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research laboratory → sound recording laboratory → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Volta Bureau
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Volta Laboratory Association → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
late 19th century
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| fieldOfWork |
communication technology
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electrical engineering → sound recording → telephony → |
| follows |
Bell’s early telephone experiments in Boston
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| foundedBy |
Alexander Graham Bell
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Charles Sumner Tainter NERFINISHED → Chichester Bell → |
| hasInfluenced |
commercial sound recording industry
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development of dictation machines → early audio archiving practices → later phonograph technology → |
| hasPart |
electrical testing equipment
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mechanical workshops → soundproof experimental rooms → |
| heritageStatus |
historically significant research site in Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1880
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early 1880s → |
| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| locationOfDiscovery |
early wax cylinder recording techniques
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enhanced telephone receiver designs → improved cutting and playback mechanisms for cylinders → |
| mainSubject |
acoustics
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audio recording → speech transmission → |
| namedAfter |
Alessandro Volta
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| ownedBy |
Alexander Graham Bell
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| partOf |
early history of audio technology
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history of telecommunications → |
| productOrMaterialProduced |
graphophone
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improved telephone transmitters → wax cylinder sound recordings → |
| significantEvent |
development of early sound recording devices
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experiments in long‑distance telephony → experiments with magnetic recording concepts → experiments with the graphophone → improvements to the phonograph → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Volta Laboratory
("Volta Bureau")
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Volta Laboratory ("Volta Laboratory Association") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Alexander Graham Bell ("Volta Bureau") → |
founded |
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Photophone
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inventorAffiliation |