Imaging the Voices of the Past: Using Physics to Restore Early Sound Recordings

2/9/2006; 57 minutes

Physicist Carl Haber and colleagues have found a way to digitize century-old recordings believed to be unplayable, and as a result, some of the music and spoken word recordings in the Library of Congress collection may spring back to life. Learn how basic scientific research done at Berkeley Lab may yield results of benefit in other areas of science and culture. (#11024)

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