Portrait of a Voice by J.J. Coupling, July 1946
Scope and Contents
Article. Photographs by Bell Laboratories. J.J. Coupling: Pen-name used by John R. Pierce.
Dates
- Created: July 1946
Creator
- Pierce, John Robinson (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 157.00 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Story line
"Reducing the human voice to a pattern of light and shade that will make sense to human eyes is more of a trick than one might tink -- because the analytical method of the human ear is a purely arbitrary thing. It's easy to fool the ear. The ear can accept a rattling cardboard cone in a loudspeaker as a whole symphony orchestra. Making a mechanism as naive was harder to accomplish than making a really precise device!"
Creator
- Pierce, John Robinson (Person)
Repository Details
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