In 1878 St. Louis, a man recorded 78 seconds of music and his own voice. The recording, which is the oldest in human history (so far as we know), was recorded on a phonograph invented by Thomas Edison. Oh yeah, and it’s on a piece of tinfoil.
At least, it was on a piece of tinfoil before the sounds were transferred to a computer.
The recording is pretty racy too: after about 23 seconds of a cornet solo, it includes a man reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Old Mother Hubbard.” Someone call Tipper Gore: we need a parental advisory sticker.
via DVICE
Image via Museum of Innovation and Science
