Thomas Edison Compensated for His Deafness by Biting Down on the Wooden

question 47

Multiple Choice

Thomas Edison compensated for his deafness by biting down on the wooden case of his phonograph and listening to the recording using bone conduction.What form of sound analysis does this not use?

• A)Place theory
• B)Bone conduction
• C)Frequency theory
• D)None of the above-deaf individuals cannot hear

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