He founded the Berliner Gramophone Company and, working with Fred Gaisberg, persuaded two of the greatest singers of his day to sign, Enrico Caruso and Dame Nellie Melba. The sales of these opera ...

1 of 7 | Thomas Edison poses in his laboratory in Orange, N.J., on June 16, 1888, amidst his first gramophone invention. The first gramophone was patented on February 19, 1878.

Ever wondered how Thomas Edison might have conceptualised his first-ever gramophone? Or how does it look? Then head to the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM) where you can see ...