The oldest playable recording of an American voice was to make its second public debut Friday when a newly digitized version is played at a theater in Schenectady, N.Y. The first playback took place ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SAN FRANCISCO — At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble doesn’t sound like much, but scientists say the French recording from 1860 is the oldest ...

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. Subscribe to read this story ...

SAN FRANCISCO — At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble coming from the speakers may not sound like much. But scientists say a recently discovered French recording from 1860 is the oldest ...

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. The 10-second clip of a woman ...

Patrick Feaster easily recalls the moment he first heard the French lullaby "Au clair de la lune" crackle out of the speakers of his home computer. Bleary eyed, sunrise fast approaching, Feaster could ...

WASHINGTON — Inscribed on soot-blackened paper, the muffled sounds from more than 150 years ago play back like the “wa wa” of an unseen teacher in the Peanuts cartoons. It would be impossible to know ...

At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble does not sound like much, but scientists say the French recording from 1860 is the oldest known recorded human voice. Listen to the 'Au Clair de la Lune ...

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville invented sound recording when he conceived of a machine that would do for the ear what the camera did for the eye. In this fonds comprised of 50 sound recordings and ...