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phonautograph

earliest known device for recording sound, transcribing sound waves onto paper or glass
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phonautograph
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (1817–1879) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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phonautograph

Summary

phonautograph is an appliance[1]. phonautograph has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • phonautograph is credited with the discovery of Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville[3].
  • phonautograph's instance of is recorded as appliance[4].
  • phonautograph's Commons category is recorded as Phonautographs[5].
  • phonautograph's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1850[6].
  • phonautograph's product or material produced is recorded as phonautogram[7].
  • phonautograph's location of creation is recorded as Paris[8].

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Designation and Status

phonautograph's instance of is recorded as appliance[4].

Why It Matters

phonautograph has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] phonautograph is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . npr.org. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_phonautograph_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{phonautograph}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/phonautograph}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → appliance
    Instance of → —
    Location of creation → Paris
    Product → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140424281]]"
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