A Major Difference Between Sound Recordings Made by Emile Berliner

question 76

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 flat
• B) Edison's disks could be mass produced
• C) Edison's disks were coated with lamp black
• D) Berliner's disks were made of vinyl
• E) None of the options are correct.

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