Gramophone: Identify the inventor of the gramophone (disc record player). Full question: Who invented the Gramophone? Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Emile Berliner
Thomas Edison
Guglielmo Marconi
Henry Ford

Correct Answer: Emile Berliner

Explanation:

Given data

Device: Gramophone (disc-based sound recorder/player).

Concept / Approach
Emile Berliner invented the gramophone using flat discs. Edison invented the phonograph using cylinders; Marconi is linked to wireless telegraphy; Ford to automobiles.

Final Answer
Emile Berliner.

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