The Symphony of Sirens plus Soviet Design
99% Invisible
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Introduction
For over 2000 years, sirens were mythical creatures who sang out to passing sailors from rocks in the sea. In 1819, a French engineer named Charles Kenyard de La Tour decided to call the artificial noise maker he was working on 'the siren' A composer named Arseni Avramov tried to create a composition of symphony from the clatter of the newly formed Soviet Union. This is 99% Invisible.
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