# phonautograph

> earliest known device for recording sound, transcribing sound waves onto paper or glass

**Wikidata**: [Q959646](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959646)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonautograph)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/phonautograph


## References

1. [Source](https://www.npr.org/2008/04/04/89380697/1860-phonautograph-is-earliest-known-recording)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013