Charles Cros

Charles Cros (October 1 1842 - August 9, 1888) was a French poet and inventor. He was born in Fabrezan, Aude, France.

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October 1 - 1842 - August 9 - 1888 - French - Inventor - Fabrezan - Aude

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Cros was a well regarded poet and humorous writer. He developed various improved methods of photography including an early color photo process. He also invented improvements in telegraph technology.

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Poet - Writer - Photography - Telegraph

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He is perhaps most famous as the man who almost, but not quite, invented the phonograph. In April 1877 he submitted a paper to the Academy of Sciences in Paris suggesting that the vibrations of sound waves could be traced with a pen attached to a vibrating membrane, then the waves could be engraved into metal, and then a stylus attached to a membrane could be run over the engraved wave to reproduce the sound. Before Cros had a chance to follow up on this idea or attempt to construct a working model, Thomas Alva Edison introduced his first working phonograph in the USA. Edison and Cros apparently did not know of each other's work in advance.

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Phonograph - Thomas Alva Edison - USA

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Charles Cros died in Paris.

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L'Académie Charles Cros, the French equivalent of the US Recording Academy, is named in his honor.

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L'Académie Charles Cros - Recording Academy

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