Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/01/28/how-a-bell-labs-engineer-artis.html
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How a Bell Labs engineer/artist created the sounds of planetary orbits for the Voyager Golden Record
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The planets do not make noise. Exhibit 1: “In Space, Nobody can Hear You Scream.” And also, even Mercury takes a few weeks to round the bases, and don’t even get me started on Saturn. Even if there was music coming out, it would be the ultimate dirge.
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That’s why I wrote that she created the sounds, not recorded them and that it is “an audio manifestation of “Kepler’s Harmony of the Worlds” (“Music of the Spheres”).”
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I clicked on this thinking it was about Larry Fast, an acquaitance of mine from way back.
Who knew there were so many musicians with records at the Labs. I did know a few talented musicians when I was there, just didn’t know that (at least 2) got record deals.
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