18th Century

When Glass Learned to Sing

A failed opera singer's kitchen accident in 1761 would change how we hear music forever.

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Musical InnovationBenjamin FranklinScientific Discovery18th CenturyLondonPhysicsResonanceMozartBeethovenLead PoisoningSound TechnologyInvention

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