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Take 1. The record player was originally invented in America by Thomas A. Edison the creator of the light bulb and other inventions. It was invented by Thomas in 1877. The first records were made out of tinfoil which had a spiral groove which went up and down.
With his understanding of how sound waves behave, Thomas Edison developed the phonograph, the grandfather of modern record players, in 1877. The phonograph could record sound and play it back. The receiver consisted of a tin foil wrapped cylinder and a very thin membrane, called a diaphragm, attached to a needle.Sound waves were directed into the diaphragm, making it vibrate.ith his understanding of how sound waves behave, Thomas Edison developed the phonograph, the grandfather of modern record players, in 1877. The phonograph could record sound and play it back. The receiver consisted of a tin foil wrapped cylinder and a very thin membrane, called a diaphragm, attached to a needle.