French recording may be world's first

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French recording may be world's first

Gadgets & Tech – At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble doesn't sound like much, but scientists say the French recording from 1860 is the oldest known recorded human voice.

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Rating: +2 (+2/-0) | 2008-03-27 21:53:00

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"What Scott was trying to do in 1861 was establish that he was the first to arrive at this idea," Giovannoni said. "He was depositing with the French Academy examples of his work."

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Rating: +1 (+1/-0) | 2008-03-28 12:29:30

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Amazing!!

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Rating: +0 (+0/-0) | 2008-03-28 17:43:05

globalwarmer

How cool is that!

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Rating: +0 (+0/-0) | 2008-03-29 07:31:22

jen03942

That's a best news. THanks a lot!

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