Description

Black and white photograph of Arthur C. Hardy playing a keyboard that uses light and photoelectricity to create new kinds of sound. Sherwood F. Brown stands nearby, and was also part of the design process. Original caption: "Sherwood F. Brown, 1923 at keyboard of new musical instrument". Used in: Technology Review, May 1930.Original caption: "The new musical instrument in which beams of light and R photo-electric cell have been utilized to produce entirely new musical sounds by optical means. It was developed at MIT by Prof. Arthur C. Hardy and Mr. Sherwood F. Brown. Prof. Hardy is seen playing the instrument, with Mr. Brown in the background." Used in Boston Herald, May 1 1930.