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8: Recorded Sound, Prosopagnosic Pareidolia, and Meeting David Attenborough
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Did Someone Photograph That Tinfoil Sheet and Then Turn It Into Audio?
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley national laboratory developed a process through which they can take a picture of a tinfoil sheet and then turn those waveforms into digital audio instructions. In 2008 scientists were able to photograph those drawings that were never planned to be heard by phono autograph drawings. It is believed to be the earliest sound recording made in 1860.
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