Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project

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Summary: The Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project, conducted by H. David Maxey from 1986 through 2002, created a collection of archival materials documenting the history and development of speech synthesis technology. Maxey collaborated with Dr. Bernard Finn, Elliot Sivowitch and Harold Wallace of the National Museum of American History's Division of Information, Technology, and Society.

Type: Collection descriptionsArchival materialsSound recordingsDiskettesDictograph

Collector: Maxey, H. DavidCreator: National Museum of American History (U.S.)Inventor: American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyBell Telephone LaboratoriesInternational Business Machines CorporationMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyKlatt, DennisKurzweil, Ray

Identifier: NMAH.AC.0417

Topic: Computer sound processingVoderSpeech synthesisSpeechComputersAssistive computer technology

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1 result(s)
Resource Type: Video recordings
Archival Item

"MITalk '79," Part of senior thesis work in Professor Jonathan Allen's group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Alex Waibel. (SSSHP 115)

Collection Collector
Maxey, H. David
Collection Creator
National Museum of American History (U.S.)

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