On Air - Fun fact! In 1876, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter. Thanks, Emile! Photo source: Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/) | Facebook
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About this Collection | Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
![File:Inventor of microphone to receive Franklin Gold Medal. On May 15th, Emile Berliner, Washington Scientist, will appear for the third time (...) the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, this LCCN2016889301.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Inventor of microphone to receive Franklin Gold Medal. On May 15th, Emile Berliner, Washington Scientist, will appear for the third time (...) the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, this LCCN2016889301.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Inventor_of_microphone_to_receive_Franklin_Gold_Medal._On_May_15th%2C_Emile_Berliner%2C_Washington_Scientist%2C_will_appear_for_the_third_time_%28...%29_the_Franklin_Institute_of_Philadelphia%2C_this_LCCN2016889301.jpg/464px-thumbnail.jpg)
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Amazon.com: Emile Berliner (1851-1929) Ngerman-Born American Inventor Berliner With An Early Version Of The Microphone Photograph 1927 Poster Print by (18 x 24): Posters & Prints
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Pioneers in the Music Industry: Emile Berliner”-Program at Dover, Del.'s Johnson Victrola Museum on Oct. 4, 2014 - State of Delaware News
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