[Dixielandjazz] Who can spot the flaw in this story?
Bill Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com
Fri Jul 23 16:56:33 PDT 2004
Dave Richoux asks:
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Who can spot the flaw in this story?
The story begins: "Queen Victoria, Abraham Lincoln, Florence Nightingale and
other characters from history may soon be able to speak again, as scientists
perfect techniques to recover the sound from recordings that are far too
delicate to be played."
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
Edison's Biography says: "In 1877, Edison invented the carbon-button
transmitter that is still used in telephone speakers and microphones. In
December of the same year, he unveiled the tinfoil phonograph. (It was 10
years before the phonograph was available as a commercial product). In the
late 1870s, backed by leading financiers including J.P. Morgan and the
Vanderbilts, Edison established the Edison Electric Light Company."
It would be some trick for Lincoln to record anything on a device that
wasn't invented until 12 years after his death.
Cheers,
Bill Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com
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