Word: soundproofed
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...office, her father, Physicist Albert Einstein, said that he would attend the ceremony if it could take place in 30 min. He attended in celluloid collar, battered hat, aged raincoat. Impatient when the nuptials took 60 min., he vigorously protested against being photographed. Then he hustled back to his soundproof study. Said his wife: "It was a case of love at first sight with our daughter. Dr. Marianov came to our house several months ago, and from that moment Margot's heart was lost. We think the world of our new son-in-law." Next day Professor & Frau Einstein...
...surging crescendoes, his fragile pianissimos. The season over, he entered upon a series of experiments with National Broadcasting Co.'s head mechanics, commuted all summer between his Connecticut farm and Manhattan. The result is a device whereby he can do his own monitoring. He stands in a soundproof glass box, hears the music through a loud speaker. One hand guides the orchestra, the other the controls. In a first demonstration last week much of the color of a first hand performance was transmitted to Albeniz's Fête-Dieu à Séville, de Falla...