Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville ([e.dwaʁ.le.ɔ̃ skɔt də maʁ.tɛ̃.vil]; 25 April 1817 – 26 April 1879) was a French printer, bookseller and inventor.
He invented the earliest known sound recording device, the phonautograph, which was patented in France on 25 March 1857.
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- France
- Born
- April 25th, 1817
- Died
- April 26th, 1879