techbeck Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Alexander Graham Bell, the man widely credited with inventing the telephone as we know it (though there is a longstanding debate over who actually was first), can be heard again today, some 128 years after he recorded himself counting and speaking in his laboratory in Washington, DC, saying: "In witness whereof, hear my voice, Alexander Graham Bell." The historic lost audio file ? the first recording of Bell's voice ? was retrieved by several researchers around the country using a technique developed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Bell's audio recording was made on an old experimental wax disk that he later donated to the Smithsonian Institution's collection, but it was deemed "unplayable" due to its antiquated technology. Researchers weren't sure what device was used to play it back or if it was pristine enough to even reproduce the original sounds. But starting in 2011, researchers at the Library of Congress began using audio recovery technology created by two Berkeley researchers that had been successful at recovering other pieces of audio history, including a tinfoil record made by Thomas Edison and an 1860 recording dubbed the "earliest" in history. The Berkeley method, which was based on particle physics equipment, relies on taking high-resolution digital images of the surface of a physical audio recording medium, such as Bell's wax disc, then running an analysis to rebuild the areas of the recording that are damaged. The result this time: the first playable record of Bell's voice ever obtained in history. Hear it below for yourself in the YouTube video above and view a transcript Bell wrote here. http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/25/4265300/alexander-graham-bell-telephone-inventor-voice-record-recovered +Majesticmerc, xendrome, Obi-Wan Kenobi and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Astonishing!!!! (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-T- Member Posted April 25, 2013 Member Share Posted April 25, 2013 That's quite remarkable, though I couldn't stop thinking of Harry Enfields, Mr Cholmondley-Warner sketches Crisp 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Great Scott! 1885!? Surely Doc Brown was here for this... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted April 25, 2013 Veteran Share Posted April 25, 2013 very cool. thanks for sharing that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoKiLLa Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 God, he's not much of a conversationalist is he? Unless you're a mathematician that is. When are they going to use the same technique on the ark of the covenant then? :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted April 25, 2013 MVC Share Posted April 25, 2013 That's awesome. Although I cracked up a little when he started saying random numbers and monetary amounts. Reminded me of Ron Swanson: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Coolness ! :D It's just like I remember .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted April 26, 2013 Member Share Posted April 26, 2013 That is truly awesome. Amazing technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Growled Member Posted April 28, 2013 Member Share Posted April 28, 2013 ^ That's makes me sick to my stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Alexander Graham Bell, the man widely credited with inventing the telephone as we know it (though there is a longstanding debate over who actually was first) I thought Steve Jobs invented the telephone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neyht Member Posted April 28, 2013 Member Share Posted April 28, 2013 None hundred? I've never heard that before....none hundred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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