From early music players such as the gramophone to today's digital music platforms & players trace the evolution of technology's developments in all things music-related A host of famous musical inventions show how music has become more portable over the years & how other inventions such as the Internet & easy access to electricity has powered the ways we can enjoy music This book highlights how inventors & engineers have developed & enhanced on technology to make music players such an important part of human history This book also dissects some of the major developments in each era to give a rounded picture of these amazing machines Technology Timelines is a series of six book aimed at upper KS2 & early KS3 readers tracing the development of specific technologies through the ages