
Listen to the oldest known recording of a human voice | BBC Global
Thomas Edison is often credited with being the first person to record sound. But it was in fact a Frenchman named Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville who invented sound recording via his phonautograph in 1857 – 20 years before Edison invented his phonograph. Subscribe to BBC Global: https://www.youtube.com/c/bbc_global?sub_confirmation=1 For the latest news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com #bbc #science #inventions Credit to : BBC Global