I present for your amusment this article in the New York Times.
The earliest playable audio recording. 17 years before Edison.
I knew about phonautograms, but didn't know Scott de Martinville.
No mention of Charles Cros, of course. Most people STILL think Edison had the original idea for the phonograph. Sigh.....
The earliest playable audio recording. 17 years before Edison.
I knew about phonautograms, but didn't know Scott de Martinville.
No mention of Charles Cros, of course. Most people STILL think Edison had the original idea for the phonograph. Sigh.....