Emile Berliner

Bill Putnam was born Milton Tasker Putnam in 1920. Bill Putnam was an American engineer, songwriter, producer, studio designer and businessman. He is known today as “the father of modern recording”. Bill earned that title by inventing what we know today as the modern recording console. Putnam’s home brew custom console had rotary faders, 12 inputs, preamps and dedicated echo sends. It is said that today’s console design, cue sends, multitrack switching, modern recording desks and the way components are laid out and function, all originated in his imagination. In 1939 sport broadcasting was in its infancy and in a desperate need for improvement. Enter Putnam who in collaboration with Tom Harmon, devised the first device used to spot or signal the spot of the ball and which team had possession to the on-air broadcasters. The device gave the broadcasts a “live” feel and accuracy that did not exist beforehand. Bill Putnam’s imagination drove his passion for changing the industry. Before stereo recording had any importance, Putnam saw its value and not only recorded stereo recordings simultaneously but only stockpiled them until the time was right. When stereophonic recordings became the standard, record labels realized they didn’t have any back catalogs and offered to buy the tapes. Being the smart that guy that he was, Bill convinced the labels to pay him for the studio time used to mix the tapes. This became a very lucrative deal for Bill because the studio time was much…

one that influenced the future of music for years to come. Lisa Gitelman describes the phonograph as a “Jekyll-and-Hyde” type of device (Gitelman). Thomas Edison created the phonograph with entirely different ideas than for what it is remembered. Edison never intended for his invention to be used for music. Music was fourth on his “list of possibilities” (Taylor 13). A recording of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” ushered in a new era of music in 1877 (Rubery 10). The machine worked mechanically, and…

Here’s a question that everyone should know the answer too. Who is Neil Armstrong? People might know him and they might not. Neil armstrong is most famous for being the first person to go to and walk on the moon on the Apollo 11. People may also know him as a person who was very interested in the space and the United States space program NASA. The last thing people might know about him is that he loved to fly all sorts of thing but there’s so much more to him that meets the eye. Neil Armstrong…

Method This study investigated how officials (the referee, assistant referees and the fourth official) in English football were/have been portrayed in newspapers, between 17 October 2015 to 17 January 2016. Only Premier League teams were analysed but included their matches in other domestic competitions (The FA Cup and The Capital One Cup). When one (or both) Premier League teams were competing in a cup competition the match was recorded, however when neither team was a Premier League club, the…

Donut Donut an sugary, sweet, snack that is spread around the world be eaten at anytime. The creator of this delicious snack that is worldwide was discovered by Dutch settler in North America. But a person who has claimed to be the inventor of making ring shaped donut, Hanson Gregory in 1847. The process of an donut is batters, various topping and flavoring used. Throughout the year many people have question about the delicious snack that might be answer through this passage. One of the…

Willa Cather’s O Pioneers! tells the gripping tale of Alexandra, a farmer on the Nebraska plains and her ordeals as she faces obstacles with her farm life and personal life. The novel expands into further character plots, however, specifically that of Emil and Marie, Alexandra’s brother and his married love interest, respectively. Ending in tragedy, Cather memorializes them with this passage: “But the stained, slippery grass, the darkened mulberries, told only half the story. Above Marie and…

Twenty-four-year-old Christopher McCandless was a strong adventurer who disappeared after graduating college to go on a backpacking trip which ended up in the Alaskan wilderness. Chris McCandless became Alex Supertramp because he wanted to explore the unexplored and discover a life without responsibility, possessions, people, money, lies, and abusive relationships. He severely wanted to prove that one’s life does not require road maps and plans but that one could be perfectly happy as a free man…

In the three novels, shelter plays a role in defining the main characters in the novel. The way characters act towards shelter, the condition of the shelter, and the actions that happen inside the shelter give it a symbolic meaning that relates to the main character’s personality and social life. In the novel, “Boys in the Boat”, shelter symbolizes the hard work ahead of Joe and the status of his family relationship. Joe, the main character, often lives in unfinished or very small…

In Sean Penn’s film “Into the Wild”, Christopher McCandless, is not a hero. Throughout the movie there are times he can be more of an antagonist: influencing the people he meets to see their own lives through the same lenses he views his own. Furthermore, throughout the film Chris struggles with two evils. He faces the evil in society of Man vs. Man. The constant need for materialistic possessions, success, wealth, and prominence. The struggle against power, control, and laws which govern our…

Chris McCandless and Timothy Treadwell were two individuals who had chosen a path distinct from society for reasons that only they could understand. Treadwell was fed up of the life that he had been living and decided to become one with the bears.While McCandless had given up on society as a whole and wanted to step into the wilderness to find himself. With different purposes and mindsets, McCandless and Treadwell both decided to go into nature knowing that there might be a chance that they…