Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was a French inventor, best known for creating the phonautograph in 1857, the first device capable of recording sound. Unlike modern devices, it captured sound waves as visual patterns on soot-covered paper but couldn’t reproduce them. His work paved the way for later developments in sound recording and playback technology. Scott's contributions are significant in the history of audio technology, as they marked the beginning of our ability to capture and analyze sound, setting the foundation for innovations like the phonograph and modern recording methods.