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1. Sound of an Edison talking doll heard for first time since 1888
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... cylinder phonograph record made of solid metal. Call up: http://www.nps.gov/edis/photosmultimedia/talking-doll-record-hear-the-recording.htm On May 11, scientists at the Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory ...

2. Edison Memorial Tower to be restored
(Life/Style)

... electric current, and invented the phonograph. In addition to making the structure safer, work to be done on the tower includes cleaning and restoring the exposed aggregate concrete; restoration of lighting, ...

3. N.J. Hall of Fame brings exhibit to Asbury Park
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the state. No arts and entertainment display would be complete without Thomas Edison; the hall has one of the inventor's earliest phonographs on loan from his private collection. The gallery also has ...

4. Camden was once a hub of music
(Life/Style)

... Camden has played an important role in American popular music. It all started in 1895 when a customer came to a Camden repair shop owned by Eldridge R. Johnson and asked him to repair an Edison phonograph. ...

5. Edison Day celebrates inventor at renovated historic park
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  Back by popular demand, the wax cylinder recording session. Watch as recordings are made of live musicians on a wax cylinder phonograph just like over 100 years ago. Musicians appearing- Bob Ferrel ...

6. ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ reminds me of the benefits of fast-forwarding
(Entertainment/Movies)

... strange. A despicable 17-year-old punk, Pinkie, played by Richard Attenborough, marries a potential witness because her testimony might lead to his being arrested a murder. At her request, he makes a phonograph ...

7. New Jersey high schools will have Muriel Siebert to thank for financial education
(Money/Economy)

... students... Why are there no longer icemen who go door to door delivering large chunks of ice? What has happened to the makers of phonograph recordings since the advent of CDs and MP3 players? How ...

8. A New Jersey Turnpike road companion – all about those folks we honor through rest stops
(Life/Style)

... 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931), inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, ...

9. Somerset County to manage Washington Rock State Park
(N.J./State)

... namesake tower and improve its small museum, now confined to an old gatehouse at the site where Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and installed the first electric streetlights, she said. The group ...