Charles Sumner Tainter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Sumner Tainter

American inventor and businessman

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1854

Place of Birth: Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 20-Apr-1940

Profession: scientist, businessperson, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Charles Sumner Tainter (April 25, 1854 – April 20, 1940) was an American scientific instrument maker, engineer and inventor, best known for his collaborations with Alexander Graham Bell, Chichester Bell, Alexander's father-in-law Gardiner Hubbard, and for his significant improvements to Thomas Edison's phonograph, resulting in the Graphophone, one version of which was the first Dictaphone.Later in his career Tainter was associated with the International Graphopone Company of West Virginia, and also managed his own research and development laboratory, earning him the title: 'Father Of The Talking Machine' (i.e.: father of the phonograph).