Earth's First Audio Recording in 1860: Au Claire de la Lune

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I found this earlier today, and other clips like this yesterday, but strangely, Edison was NOT the first person to invent the phonograph. This was actually the first one ever made in 1860s France by an inventor named Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, and perhaps the voice behind the song might be the inventor's little girl. This was recorded WAY before the Civil War, and to be honest, they could've used the chance to record Lincoln's voice. But then again, it is a prototype. After all, inventions, even if they are of low-quality, has got to start somewhere, right? BTW, i'm starting to become offended by the words "ancient" and "primitive" when it comes to inventions and technology, no matter how long ago they were. If I wanted ancient, I would've gone back to the Medieval Middle Ages. If I wanted primitive, I would've gone back to the Prehistoric Stone Ages. I mean, come on people! It's like a neverending trend to look down on past technology that started things off! We wouldn't have radio if it wasn't for that scratchy-but-innovative recording! Perhaps someday in the future there might be a space-based intergalactic version of the World Wide Web that lets us access websites and download files from another planet or galaxy. I got more to say on this, but for now, i'd like to leave it at that. I just wanted to share this Youtube clip with you on MyLot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0fhEpxrFvo