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Matraka (or its Spanish spelling, matraca) is a traditional percussive instrument and noisemaker belonging to the idiophone family. Typically made of wood, it produces sound through the mechanical interaction of a toothed wheel mounted at the end of a handle and one or more wooden hammers or flexible elements that strike the wheel as it rotates. When spun manually in a circular motion, the matraka generates a high-pitched, clattering, and continuous noise. Historically, it has been used in relig

Thomas Alva Edison (11 February 1847 – 18 October 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who lived in the early 20th century. He developed important devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording and filmmaking. His inventions, including the phonograph, the first motion picture camera and an early version of the light bulb, had a profound impact on the modern industrialized world. Birth and Education Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, and was the yo