A 1929 recording of a radio broadcast of Thomas Edison has been recovered from a recording made on a machine that no longer exists. Audio experts had to recreate the early sound recording device based only on old photos and descriptions of the machine. Called the “pallophotophone,” the machine recorded onto movie film light emissions made from sound.Writing for the Times Union, Paul Grondahl says “Listening to the elderly Edison lose his place, become confused and nearly weep over the depth of his admiration for Ford more than 80 years after he spoke those heartfelt words to a live audience has the power to cause a lump to rise in one’s throat.”
Full story at: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=942480#ixzz0rUuIqn20
Listen to the audio at: http://www.timesunion.com/multimedia/video/TUvideo.asp?title=Hear+the+audio&vidid=96943642001&bccapt=Listen+to+the+audio+of+Thomas+Edison +speaking.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)