This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever
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A German engineer wanted a cheaper cigarette. The popular crooner Bing Crosby wanted a vacation. Satisfying both desires inadvertently led to the invention of the laugh track. Along the way there were Nazis, spoils of war, and more than one accidental encounter. Tying together this quirky history is the Magnetophon. W…
Key takeaways
- 01A German engineer wanted a cheaper cigarette.
- 02The popular crooner Bing Crosby wanted a vacation.
- 03Satisfying both desires inadvertently led to the invention of the laugh track.
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