Charles Cros
Charles Cros (born October 1, 1842 in Fabrezan , Département Aude , † August 9, 1888 in Paris ) was a French poet and inventor .
Life
Charles Cros was a distinguished poet and humorous writer. In 1871 he founded the circle of poets Cercle des poètes Zutiques . In the technical field, he developed several improved methods in photography , including a. an early method of color photography. He also developed various improvements in the field of telegraphy .
He is best known for being on the verge of inventing the first audio recording device . In April 1877 he submitted a paper to the Natural Science Academy in Paris, in which he reported that the vibrations of sound waves can be measured by a pen attached to a vibrating membrane . He also reported that with this knowledge one could engrave the vibrations in metal so that a needle attached to a membrane could then run over the engraved vibrations and reproduce the tones. He called his device so designed Paléophone . Before Cros could dig deeper into this idea or even build a model, Thomas Alva Edison developed the first working phonograph .
Charles Cros died in Paris at the age of only 45. The Académie Charles Cros in Paris is named after him.
Works
- Un drame interastral , 1872
- Le Coffret de santal , 1873
- Le Fleuve , 1874
- La Vision du Grand Canal des Deux Mers , 1888
- Le Collier de griffes , posthumously 1908
- Charles Cros, Tristan Corbière : Oeuvres complètes . Gallimard, Paris 1970, ISBN 2-07-010155-X
Translations
- Girls from the night club: Seemanns- u. Brothel ballads . Pforzheim 1974
- The sandal box . Essen, 1993 ISBN 3-89206-484-9
- The science of love . Berlin, 1993 ISBN 3-926867-15-9
- The chain of claws and scattered printed poems . Essen, 1995 ISBN 3-89206-587-X
literature
- Dieter Kranz: Between tradition and modernity. The lyric poet Charles Cros in his day . Humanitas-Verl., Frankfurt am Main a. a. 1973. ISBN 3-7997-0209-1
Web links
- Charles Cros and the Record Player
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cros, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fabrezan |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1888 |
| Place of death | Paris |