Birthdate: April 25, 1854
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Watertown, Massachusetts
Died: April 20, 1940
Charles Sumner Tainter was an American scientific instrument maker, engineer, and inventor who collaborated with Alexander Graham Bell, Chichester Bell, and Gardiner Hubbard. He enhanced Thomas Edison’s phonograph, resulting in the creation of the Graphophone and the first Dictaphone. Tainter also worked with the International Graphophone Company and oversaw his own research and development lab. He is hailed as the ‘Father Of The Talking Machine’ for his pioneering work in phonograph technology.
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