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Twenty Thousand Hertz

Sound Firsts

Aug 8, 2017
32:12

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Quick takeaways

  • Leon Scott de Martinville invented an artificial ear in the 1850s that could record vibrations, leading to significant developments in sound recording.
  • The oldest known audio recordings, predating Leon Scott's recordings, are tuning fork traces from around 1850, marking an important milestone in audio history.

Deep dives

The Oldest Sound Recording: Leon Scott's Artificial Ear

Leon Scott de Martinville, a stenographer, invented an artificial ear in the 1850s that could record the vibrations of vibrating objects themselves. By attaching a stylus to the object and moving a surface underneath it, waveforms were created. These earlier attempts at sound recording couldn't be played back but were significant in the development of sound recording.

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