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Listen to famous Victorians having a ball recording their voices for the very first time

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Summary
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59% Informative

The first recording of a human voice was recorded in 1860 , but it wasn't until the 1880s when Thomas Edison perfected the technology with his new-and-improved wax cylinder phonograph.

In a video created by Kings and Things, we are thrust back in time to when this device made its debut, and captured the voice of many Victorian era icons.

Other notable recordings include politician William Gladstone and Queen Victoria .

VR Score

55

Informative language

51

Neutral language

49

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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no external sources

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