Comments on: Using a Microscope, Scientists Resurrect a 123-year-old Recording

By: acuvue oasys rebate

acuvue oasys rebate — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:42:22 +0000

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By: sordatos

sordatos — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:33:54 +0000

@Josephus Hap: Not even a really good one, by the end the value of his business plometed down, due to (among other things like updates and rivals companies with more advance tech) bad administration.

By nowdays everybody talks shit about companies that apply for patents that are modifications of existing products, or the fruit of engineers because they´re stealing and monopolizing. Edison not just bought invention, explode other REAL engnieers and scientists he downright stole inventions and everybody (US) calls him “greatest inventor” in the world.

Go figure

By: Josephus Hap

Josephus Hap — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:00:48 +0000

Edison bought the patent for the incandescent lamp for $5000 from an English Medical Student Woodward in Toronto. Then he went to the Patent Office, withdrew the patent and resubmitted it immediately with one little change. The name of the inventor Woodward was now Thomas A Edison.
He did that with all the patents that were invented by his engineers too.
The USA Congress, declared him the greatest inventor of the century.
He was a real Businessman The greatest inventor was Tesla.

By: Jumblepudding

Jumblepudding — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:53:25 +0000

I had thought she would be singing, not reciting it angrily. No wonder Edison’s talking dolls were a wash.

By: Wesley

Wesley — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:29:04 +0000

Some people will do anything for a bit of fame. I heard the same thing about Isaac Newton…
And yeah, the recording is pretty creepy…

By: andrew w

andrew w — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:41:13 +0000

ask tesla, he will tell you.

By: Iain

Iain — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:50:56 +0000

Thom may have over 1000 patents to his name, but that was part of the deal for working for him, his name went on every patent application. He wasn’t really a great man, he was a hoser!

By: harry

harry — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:12:05 +0000

Another one of TAE’s failed inventions, this guy was the ultimate showman of his era, stole ideas then claimed for himself the inventions. THEBILLGATESFOHISERA

By: Kevie

Kevie — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:26:01 +0000

@Corinne — Ya think? ;) Better yet, just send them all to me. I’ll give you $1 for everything you’ve got ;)

By: Corinne

Corinne — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:38:26 +0000

My grandmother was one of the first voices recorded by Thomas Edison, opera singer Odette LeFontenay. I have access to all of the original recordings, sheet music and photo’s. I wonder if any museums or collectors are interested in these?

By: Veronique Greenwood

Veronique Greenwood — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:20:48 +0000

@John, hah! Fixed. Had been thinking about the topology of knitting, and somehow it crept in….

By: John Lerch

John Lerch — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:14:31 +0000

Isn’t it a topoGRAPHICal “map of the cylinder” rather than a “topological map…”?

By: Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:51:39 +0000

Creepy is right… and she’s dead… you’ve all been haunted now.

By: helizond

helizond — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:26:43 +0000

This forensic application is very interesting. It seems strange that the recording we are listening to has been shifted down 5 semitones (from F to C, for example), which means that the original voice was much higher , shriller, and even creepier…
This post reminded me of a Tech Tv program where an old guy had a one-of-a-kind cylinder with a recording which was going to show, but as he was handling it, it just broke in his hands; you could feel the despair in his voice… you can watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsL6wNP_oJo
I wonder if we could somehow collect all the pieces, put it together, and scan it just like this doll’s cylinder…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:21:24 +0000

Very creepy recording.