Historical Events tagged with "history of sound"
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First Recording of Human Voice by Scott de Martinville
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville made the first known recording of an audible human voice using his phonautograph machine. This innovative device, which converted sound into visual traces on paper, captured the voice singing 'Au clair de la lune.' Conducted in France, Scott de Martinville's experiment marked a significant milestone in sound recording technology as it represented the very first attempt to capture human speech in recordable form. Although the recording itself was not played back in his lifetime, it laid the groundwork for future advancements in audio recording.
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