Although maigrelette, the singing voice is clearly understandable : “in The Moonlight, my friend Pierrot “. This is a voice from beyond the grave is that of Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. It is the oldest human voice in the world. It was recorded on 9 April 1860. There are 159 years old ! Seventeen years before the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison, the French Martinville had already developed its own registration process. A precursor which is completely remained obscure, because he had not planned to machine to play the recorded voice.
In fact, the objective of this inventor is of fri…
