Static Noise Generator
Datecirca 1942
Inventory NumberWJ0275
ClassificationNoise Generator
Subject
Maker
Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory, Harvard University
1940 - 1962
Place of Origin
Dimensions14.5 × 33.3 × 18 cm (5 11/16 × 13 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
Signedplate on side: P.A.L Serial No. 666
raised lettering: THORDARSON / ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO. / MADE IN U.S.A. CHICAGO, ILL.
Inscribedwritted in red on side: HISTORIC / ite - drawings
writted in pencil on side: Original Static / Generator
writted on pencil on back: STATIC
writted on red on back: Noise C(?) E. 1
stamped on side of concensers: CONDENSER / WESTERN ELECTRIC / MADE IN U.S.A.
Curatorial Remarkslocated in basement of William James Hall in the Stevens display weight is an estimate and not necessarily accurate
FunctionPrototype used in PAL to stimulate (simulate?) atmospheric static on amplitude-modulated (AM) radio communications equipment.
Historical AttributesUsed in the Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory (PAL) in Memorial Hall, Harvard University. Prototype used in PAL to stimulate atmospheric static on amplitude-modulated (AM) radio communications equipment.
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