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French recording may be world's first At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble doesn't sound like much, but scientists say the French recording from 1860 is the oldest known recorded human voice. 2008-03-28 Scientists make unique knee-brace power generator Talk about a knee-jerk reaction. Scientists in the United States and Canada said on Thursday they have developed a unique device that can be strapped on the knee that exploits the mechanics of human walking to generate a usable supply of electricity. 2008-02-07 Inventors to be honored on Capitol Hill Inventors of the MRI, the Ethernet, the LP record and a popular weedkiller are among 18 people picked for induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. 2007-02-08 MetalWood bat founder seeks world markets Jimmy Tribble sets a block of Chinese-imported bamboo on a lathe, pops a floppy disk into a computer board and in seconds carves out an otherwise ordinary-looking wood barrel for a baseball bat. 2006-07-02 'Dorkbot' Meetings Develop Cult Following About 200 people crammed into a sleek SoHo art gallery on a recent weekday night, sitting on chairs, on radiators and on the floor. Others jammed the entrance to catch a glimpse of the unusual presentation unfolding on a projection screen in front of them. 2006-04-24 Headlines French recording may be world's first 2008-03-28 Scientists make unique knee-brace power generator 2008-02-07 Inventors to be honored on Capitol Hill 2007-02-08 MetalWood bat founder seeks world markets 2006-07-02 'Dorkbot' Meetings Develop Cult Following 2006-04-24 Chinese Premier calls for building innovation-oriented country 2006-01-12 Man Who Invented Intermittent Wipers Dies 2005-02-25 IBM Examines How Inventors Invent 2003-09-27 Inventors Hall of Fame Set to Open 2002-10-16 Most-viewed

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