Background
Lambert was born in Lyon, France. He relocated to the United States in 1876 and became a United States. citizen in 1893.
Lambert was born in Lyon, France. He relocated to the United States in 1876 and became a United States. citizen in 1893.
Lambert is perhaps best known today for making the second-oldest playable sound recording (1878), on his own version of the phonograph. Lambert was also famous for inventing a typewriter on which the keyboard consists of one single piece.