Forgotten Inventions

    The Telharmonium was invented by Thaddeus Cahill in 1897.

• True

• False

    The first model of the Telharmonium weighed nearly 200,000 kg.

• True

• False

    Music from the Telharmonium was broadcast to people's homes using the radio.

• True

• False

    Some telephone users were interrupted by loud music during their conversations.

• True

• False

    Recordings of the Telharmonium's music still exist today.

• True

• False

    Who designed the Telharmonium?

• Thomas Edison

•     Alexander Graham Bell

• Thaddeus Cahill

•     Nikola Tesla

   

    How much did the first model of the Telharmonium weigh?

    

   

• 1,000 kg

•    7,000 kg

• 70,000 kg

• 200,000 kg

    How was the music from the Telharmonium broadcast to people’s homes?

 

• By radio

• By television

• By telephone

• By the internet

    Why did some telephone users have problems during the Telharmonium concerts?

   

• They couldn’t hear the music clearly

•     Their telephone conversations were interrupted by loud music

•     They had to pay extra for the concerts

•     They did not have telephones

    What happened to the Telharmonium by 1962?

• It became popular again

• It was displayed in a museum

• It was destroyed

• It was used to create new recordings