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The marvels of captured sound – Edison’s phonograph – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena   I don’t know why I am obsessed with Edison’s this particular invention in the digital age – a variant of the phonograph. For sure, it was not the levels of sophistication as it has none of it. On the contrary, it may be the spontaneous attraction to its sheer simplicity. I bought its modern equivalent, a few years ago with loads of old vinyl records to play them on it, when I am not inclined to limber up. Of course, I don’t mind paying the little price by changing the records from time to time in order to make the playing continue! The gadget in question, Edison’s phonograph, is the grandfather of all modern record players, from turntables to cassette /DVD players.     The sound produces from the records, despite being decades old, never loses ...