Twenty Thousand Hertz The Spatial Race & the forgotten genius who invented stereo
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Apr 19, 2023 AI Snips
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Alan Blumlein's Forgotten Death
- Alan Blumlein died tragically in a plane crash during WWII, and Winston Churchill ordered his death to be kept secret.
- This secrecy led to Alan's name and pioneering stereo inventions being forgotten for decades.
Blumlein's Stereo Invention
- Alan Blumlein invented stereo sound in the 1930s, capturing audio in two channels for a richer experience.
- He demonstrated how sound could move across channels to follow action, changing music and film sound forever.
Blumlein and BBC Television
- Alan Blumlein was central to Britain's first television broadcast in 1936 and helped develop outdoor broadcast wiring.
- His family witnessed the early TV broadcasts, marking a new era of televised media in the UK.