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When was the first human voice recorded?

started a topic about 5 years ago

Allegedly, recently this very old voice recording of a famous person was found saying,

"I feel a great burden of responsibility."

Who can we eliminate from this list as having not recorded this?

• Sherlock Holmes

• William Shakespeare

• Queen Victoria

• Nero

4 Comments

said about 5 years ago

Not Nero! - Bill M.

said about 5 years ago

We can eliminate the following persons from having made a voice recording:

Sherlock Holmes - fictional character

William Shakespeare - lived before voice recording

Nero - lived before voice recording

- Nathaniel F.

said about 5 years ago

The answer is

Queen Victoria - John-Erik E.

said about 5 years ago

It's Queen Victoria.

The first voice recording was on 9th April 1860

Queen Victoria † 1901

William Shakespeare † 1616

Nero † 68 AD

It is surprising how many people believe that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. :)

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