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The Invention of Sound Recording
09:55 - 18:56 (09:01)
In this podcast, the speaker talks about the invention of sound recording before Thomas Edison, and the initial experiments done by a man named Scott to etch sound into glass plates using lamp black.
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The process of creating vinyl records involves using a vibrating tool to cut sound, which was initially introduced by Thomas Edison and has since evolved with technology.
09:55 - 11:51 (01:56)
Summary
The process of creating vinyl records involves using a vibrating tool to cut sound, which was initially introduced by Thomas Edison and has since evolved with technology.
ChapterThe Invention of Sound Recording
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Before Edison, there was a man named Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville who invented a device that could capture sound waves mechanically, but couldn't play them back.
11:51 - 16:07 (04:16)
Summary
Before Edison, there was a man named Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville who invented a device that could capture sound waves mechanically, but couldn't play them back. He used an acoustic trumpet and a glass plate covered in lamp black to etch sound waves onto the plate, which is the earliest sound recording we have today.
ChapterThe Invention of Sound Recording
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
An inventor discovered a way to record sound waves on a moving glass plate, using a specified rate of one meter per second, which created a precursor to modern recording devices.
16:07 - 18:56 (02:49)
Summary
An inventor discovered a way to record sound waves on a moving glass plate, using a specified rate of one meter per second, which created a precursor to modern recording devices.