#goldenrecord

[mydollehart]

The fact that humanity managed to send a whole capsule of human life, with recordings, songs, messages, mathematical systems in hopes to someday reach another civilization is so awesome. Gives me hope in humans.

[tmarshconnors]

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”

Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, and science communicator. His best-known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including the experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light. 

Born: 9 November 1934, Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 20 December 1996 (age 62 years), Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, United States.

Popularised Science Through “Cosmos” Sagan co-wrote and hosted Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980), a groundbreaking TV series that brought astronomy and the wonder of the universe into millions of homes. It became one of the most-watched PBS series in history.

Worked on NASA Missions He played a major role in several NASA missions, including the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo programs. He helped design messages for extraterrestrial life, like the Golden Record aboard Voyager.

Pioneer of Planetary Science Sagan was instrumental in explaining the greenhouse effect on Venus, the seasonal changes on Mars, and the nature of Saturn's moon Titan. He essentially helped define planetary science as a field.

Wrote the Novel Contact His 1985 science-fiction novel Contact (later made into a film starring Jodie Foster in 1997) tackled the philosophical and scientific implications of contact with extraterrestrial life.

Advocated Against Nuclear Weapons Sagan warned about “nuclear winter”—the potential climate effects of widespread nuclear war. He used his platform to push for nuclear disarmament during the Cold War, blending science with social responsibility.

[jorgenguldmann]

Removing Duplicates

Duplicate records are a persistent challenge in data management, leading to inconsistencies, inefficiencies, and reporting errors. To tackle this issue, organizations often rely on deduplication strategies. Two primary approaches exist: Deletion-Based Deduplication and Linkage-Based Deduplication. However, when working with SAP ECC or S/4, removing duplicates can be particularly complex while…

[vinylarchavist]

"Danny Kaye Tells 6 Stories from Faraway Places"

The album "Danny Kaye Tells 6 Stories from Faraway Places" is a beloved vinyl LP released by Golden Records in 1960. It features the renowned entertainer Danny Kaye narrating a collection of six folk tales from various cultures around the world.

Here's a breakdown of what makes this album notable:

Artist: Danny Kaye, known for his charismatic and engaging performances as an actor, comedian, singer, and dancer, brings his unique storytelling talent to these children's stories. His lively delivery and vocal versatility make the tales come alive.

Record Label: Golden Records was a prominent label for children's music and stories, especially during the mid-20th century. They were known for producing engaging and often educational content for young listeners. Golden Records also produced the famous "Little Golden Records," often released as companion pieces to the popular Little Golden Books.

Release Year: 1960. This places it firmly within the era when vinyl LPs were a primary medium for recorded entertainment, and children's records were a significant market.

Format: Vinyl LP (33 RPM, 12-inch). It was also released in mono.

Genre/Style: Children's, Storytelling.

Tracklist: The album features six distinct stories, each with its own origin:

The Farmer of Babbia (Ethiopia)

The Big Oven (Russia, by Leo Tolstoy)

Master of All Masters (Scotland, by Joseph Jacobs)

The Most Remarkable Cat (Vietnam, by Madeleine Riffaud)

Nail Broth (Sweden, also known as "Stone Soup")

The Tale of the Name of the Tree (Bantu, by Patti Price)

Credits: The album features music by Paul Parnes and was conducted by Jimmy Carroll.

The album is often remembered fondly by those who grew up listening to it, and it's a testament to Danny Kaye's enduring appeal as a storyteller for children. Copies of the vinyl album can still be found on online marketplaces like eBay and Discogs, often described as a charming piece of children's entertainment history.

[ladyhyakinth]

I wholeheartedly believe that Regulus and X's ship name should've been Regulux than Xgulus. The former rolls off the tongue better, sounds seamless, and makes their individual names recognizable to those who know them.

In fact, it doesn't need to be a portmanteau of their names. We can go the whole OMORI route and name them like they did with "Suntan" or "Sunflower". The first ship names to come to mind are RadioMachine, GoldbergRock, Disconcert Heart (a mix of their ultimate names), GoldenRecords, and MinMax Rave.

But what are your thoughts? Do you have other ship name ideas for Regulus and X or other ships?

[jamieroxxartist]

Today in History: Aug 20, 1977 The #Voyager2 space probe is launched, carrying with it a “#GoldenRecord” of sounds and images representing Earth.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2)

[luciochaves]

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[spacengineer]

Golden Record 

The contents of the record were selected for NASA by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan of Cornell University, et. al. Dr. Sagan and his associates assembled 115 images and a variety of natural sounds, such as those made by surf, wind and thunder, birds, whales, and other animals. To this they added musical selections from different cultures and eras, and spoken greetings from Earth-people in fifty-five languages, and printed messages from President Carter and U.N. Secretary General Waldheim.

"The spacecraft will be encountered and the record played only if there are advanced spacefaring civilizations in interstellar space. But the launching of this bottle into the cosmic ocean says something very hopeful about life on this planet."

 Carl Sagan

[austinwiard7]

Don’t mind me Just cleaning in my feels Hoping to pick up some @doordash hours today... IF THEY LET ME @evanescenceofficial #Fallen #GoldenRecord #ChefsKiss (at Cambridge Square Apartments of Ft Wayne) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2tzEYFgAHG/?igshid=jil7ddx5fjed

[chopshopstore]

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[nasa]

Voyager: The Golden Record

It’s the 1970s, and we’re about to send two spacecraft (Voyager 1 & 2) into space. These two spacecraft will eventually leave our solar system and become the most distant man-made objects…ever. How can we leave our mark on them in the case that other spacefarers find them in the distant future?

The Golden Record.

We placed an ambitious message aboard Voyager 1 and 2, a kind of time capsule, intended to communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials. The Voyager message is carried by a phonograph record, a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.

The Golden Record Cover

The outward facing cover of the golden record carries instructions in case it is ever found. Detailing to its discoverers how to decipher its meaning.

In the upper left-hand corner is an easily recognized drawing of the phonograph record and the stylus carried with it. The stylus is in the correct position to play the record from the beginning. Written around it in binary arithmetic is the correct time of one rotation of the record. The drawing indicates that the record should be played from the outside in.

The information in the upper right-hand portion of the cover is designed to show how the pictures contained on the record are to be constructed from the recorded signals. The top drawing shows the typical signal that occurs at the start of the picture. The picture is made from this signal, which traces the picture as a series of vertical lines, similar to ordinary television. Immediately below shows how these lines are to be drawn vertically, with staggered “interlace” to give the correct picture rendition. Below that is a drawing of an entire picture raster, showing that there are 52 vertical lines in a complete picture.

Immediately below this is a replica of the first picture on the record to permit the recipients to verify that they are decoding the signals correctly. A circle was used in this picture to ensure that the recipients use the correct ratio of horizontal to vertical height in picture reconstruction.

The drawing in the lower left-hand corner of the cover is the pulsar map previously sent as part of the plaques on Pioneers 10 and 11. It shows the location of the solar system with respect to 14 pulsars, whose precise periods are given.

The drawing containing two circles in the lower right-hand corner is a drawing of the hydrogen atom in its two lowest states, with a connecting line and digit 1 to indicate that the time interval associated with the transition from one state to the other is to be used as the fundamental time scale, both for the time given on the cover and in the decoded pictures.

The Contents

The contents of the record were selected for NASA by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan of Cornell University and his associates. 

They assembled 115 images and a variety of natural sounds, such as those made by surf, wind and thunder, birds, whales and other animals. To this, they added musical selections from different cultures and eras, and spoken greetings from Earth-people in fifty-five languages, and printed messages from President Carter and U.N. Secretary General Waldheim.

Listen to some of the sounds of the Golden Record on our Soundcloud page:

Golden Record: Greetings to the Universe

Golden Record: Sounds of Earth

Songs from Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony are included on the golden record. For a complete list of songs, visit: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/whats-on-the-record/music/

The 115 images included on the record, encoded in analog form, range from mathematical definitions to humans from around the globe. See the images here: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/whats-on-the-record/images/

Making the Golden Record

Many people were instrumental in the design, development and manufacturing of the golden record. 

Blank records were provided by the Pyral S.A. of Creteil, France. CBS Records contracted the JVC Cutting Center in Boulder, CO to cut the lacquer masters which were then sent to the James G. Lee Record Processing center in Gardena, CA to cut and gold plate eight Voyager records.

The record is constructed of gold-plated copper and is 12 inches in diameter. The record’s cover is aluminum and electroplated upon it is an ultra-pure sample of the isotope uranium-238. Uranium-238 has a half-life of 4.468 billion years.

Learn more about the golden record HERE.

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[vinylarchavist]

"Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales" narrated by Danny Kaye on vinyl by Golden Records

The album you're referring to, "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales" narrated by Danny Kaye on vinyl by Golden Records, is a significant and beloved children's record that capitalizes on Danny Kaye's famous association with Hans Christian Andersen.

Here's what makes this album notable:

Artist: Danny Kaye. He is inextricably linked with Hans Christian Andersen due to his starring role as the Danish storyteller in the highly successful 1952 Technicolor musical film Hans Christian Andersen. This film, though a fictionalized account, introduced Andersen and his tales to a new generation and cemented Kaye's image as a warm, whimsical storyteller. His narration on this Golden Records album perfectly extends that beloved persona.

Record Label: Golden Records. As mentioned before, Golden Records was a prominent label for children's music and stories, known for producing high-quality and engaging content. Their releases were often tied to popular characters or, in this case, a beloved storyteller and author.

Release Year: While specific pressings might vary, this album was generally released in the mid to late 1950s or early 1960s, following the success of the 1952 film. It capitalized on the enduring popularity of both Kaye and Andersen's tales.

Content: The album features Danny Kaye narrating several classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. While the exact selection of stories can sometimes vary between different versions or pressings of Golden Records albums, common tales would likely include:

The Ugly Duckling

The Little Mermaid

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Princess and the Pea

Thumbelina

And others, often accompanied by light musical scores or sound effects to enhance the storytelling.

Format: Vinyl LP (33 RPM). Like many Golden Records, it was designed to be easily accessible and enjoyable for young listeners.

Significance:

Danny Kaye's Storytelling Charm: Kaye's voice was uniquely suited for children's narration. He had a remarkable ability to convey different characters, emotions, and bring a playful energy to the stories, making them engaging for young audiences.

Enduring Appeal of Andersen's Tales: Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are timeless classics, known for their moral lessons, imaginative characters, and often bittersweet endings. Kaye's narration helped to bring these literary treasures to life through audio.

Nostalgia: For many who grew up in the mid-20th century, this album is a strong source of childhood nostalgia, recalling simpler times and the magic of listening to stories on a record player.

Collectibility: Copies of this album are sought after by collectors of children's records, Danny Kaye memorabilia, and fans of classic fairy tale adaptations.

This album is a wonderful example of how Golden Records leveraged popular entertainers to make classic literature accessible and entertaining for children through the medium of vinyl.

Full high quality album cover locate on archive.org

[athousandwaystofall]

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[jamieroxxartist]

Today in History: Aug 20, 1977 The #Voyager2 space probe is launched, carrying with it a “#GoldenRecord” of sounds and images representing Earth.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2)

[newcountryradio]

#vinyl #vynylcollection #couleredvinyl #goldenrecord #asleepatthewheel #halfahundredyears #autographed #raybenson #newcountry (bij Heerenveen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVVYJPCsjBq/?utm_medium=tumblr