Music REDEF: Short history of microphone

A great, well-spirited reaction today by the Music REDEF to a ludicrous quote earlier this week about the invention of microphones. "The man generally credited with the breakthrough that put mics into widespread use was Emile Berliner, a German Jew who fled his homeland for America in 1870. Berliner’s placement of a layer of carbon particles between two contacts greatly improved the sound of recorded voices and was essential for—among other applications—making telephones work. He sold his patent, in fact, to Alexander Graham Bell. Berliner was a giant figure in the early days of the sound and music industries: He also invented the gramophone—the predecessor of modern vinyl records—and founded Deutsche Grammophon, which eventually became Polygram, which became a key part of Universal Music Group, and which survives as the world’s leading classical music brand".