A Major Difference Between Sound Recordings Made by Emile Berliner

question 33

Multiple Choice

A major difference between sound recordings made by Emile Berliner and those made by Thomas Edison was that

• A)Berliner's disks were made of wax
• B)Edison's disks could be mass produced
• C)Berliner's disks were flat
• D)Edison's disks were coated with lamp black

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