Rewrite the History Books?

     Stanford University debuted an audio recording that predates what was known as the first by 17 years.  If not a fraud, this is big news and could replace Thomas Edison's references in history books.  Read more here.

     By the way. . . where has this recording been for the past 100 or more years?  I understand not having the appropriate technology to play back the audio.  But I've never heard of the existence of the "phonautograph."  Have I been under a rock?

     Interesting stuff nonetheless!

Comments

[letha albright]

I think it's fascinating that anyone -- whoever they were -- figured out how to replicate human sound. The Stanford recording sounds a bit like my cat when he's unhappy, but, hey, in a few short generations, we were able to hear Bob Dylan sounding like an unhappy cat. Progress, right?