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'''''Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat''''' ("The horse does not eat cucumber salad") is a phrase spoken by [[Philipp Reis]] as a | '''''Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat''''' ("The horse does not eat cucumber salad") is a phrase spoken by telephone pioneer [[Johann Philipp Reis (nonfiction)|Johann Philipp Reis]] as a demonstration of the Reis telephone, an early telephone technology. | ||
Reis chose the ''Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat'' to prove that speech can be successfully recognized on the distant end of telephone transmission, because the phrase is difficult to understand acoustically in the German language. | Reis chose the ''Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat'' to prove that speech can be successfully recognized on the distant end of telephone transmission, because the phrase is difficult to understand acoustically in the German language. | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Philipp Reis (nonfiction)]] | * [[Johann Philipp Reis (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Telephone (nonfiction)]] | * [[Telephone (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reis_telephone Reis telephone] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reis_telephone Reis telephone] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Reis Johann Philipp Reis] | |||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:34, 15 April 2018
Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat ("The horse does not eat cucumber salad") is a phrase spoken by telephone pioneer Johann Philipp Reis as a demonstration of the Reis telephone, an early telephone technology.
Reis chose the Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat to prove that speech can be successfully recognized on the distant end of telephone transmission, because the phrase is difficult to understand acoustically in the German language.
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External links:
- Reis telephone @ Wikipedia
- Johann Philipp Reis