An amazing bit of electronic history just in today via Justin Maxwell @303
" Merry xmas, synth nerds. Here's a never-published 1934 bio of the inventor of the 1st electronic musical instrument, Thaddeus Cahill by his brother. I've been meaning to digitize this for 20 years.
https://code404.com/cahill [you don't need to sign in - give it a second to load]
@cdmblogs @matrixsynth @catsynth @mu_zines @BoingBoing"
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For those not familiar with Thaddeus Cahill and the Telharmonium, via Wikipedia:
"Thaddeus Cahill (June 18, 1867 – April 12, 1934) was a prominent inventor of the early 20th century. He is widely credited with the invention of the first electromechanical musical instrument, which he dubbed the telharmonium."
Also see: Electronic_musical_instrument#Early_examples, and http://120years.net.
See the Telharmonium below for related posts.
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