Illinois Featured Content

  • U. of I.’s journey to preserve first sound on film

    Feb 19, 2025 9:45 am by Daily IlliniIllinois in the News
    Joshua Harris, head of media preservation, cranking the polyester copy film through device to better view the contents. Photo by Brendan Aoki

    Images

    • Joshua Harris, head of media preservation, cranking the polyester copy film through device to better view the contents. Photo by Brendan Aoki

    Daily Illini (Feb. 10) A box of film was discovered in the basement of U. of I.'s Main Library. The contents? The first publicly demonstrated sound on film by Joseph Tykociner, our first electrical engineering professor.