VM100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Selig Polyscope Company, Virtual Machine, Cbs
20 Nov 2018
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Historiography- the principles, theories or methodology of scholarly historical research and presentation. Recognizing that a single presentation of history always has some kind of bias (ie western bias, traditional bias, inevitable bias) History= the selection and interpretation of data to form a historical narrative. Historical methodology- trying to understand what determines a historical event, ways of studying. Great man theory of history - history is about great men that you should aspire to be like. Early sound recording- edison, tainter and bell, and berliner. Edison invented a special cylinder known as phonograph. Acoustic era: 1877-1920s- take sound and transcribe it. Electric era- 1930s-1970s- take sound and transcribe it into electrical signals. 1877: edison makes recording of human voice and immediately files for patent for the phonograph. First practical sound machine was built from edison"s design by john kruesi. 1878: edison granted patent on phonograph, tin foil cylinders with lateral cut grooves and 2-3 minute capacity.
