flood Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 was patented 131 years ago tommorow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 unless you count this: " The earliest known invention of a phonographic recording device was the phonautograph, invented by Frenchman Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville and patented on March 25, 1857." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Its pretty damn shocking we're all still using devices based on something at least 131 and possible 152 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleevanswastaken Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 We still use these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 unless you count this:" The earliest known invention of a phonographic recording device was the phonautograph, invented by Frenchman Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville and patented on March 25, 1857." dude we don't count the french for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleevanswastaken Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 unless you count this:" The earliest known invention of a phonographic recording device was the phonautograph, invented by Frenchman Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville and patented on March 25, 1857." dude we don't count the french for anything. freedom fries much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 unless you count this:" The earliest known invention of a phonographic recording device was the phonautograph, invented by Frenchman Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville and patented on March 25, 1857." The problem with that invention was there was a way to record but there was no playback device. They just wanted a visual represenation of sound. Kinda weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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