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Leon Theremin stumbled onto pitch control by hand movement while testing an oscillator circuit meant to serve what practical function?
Answer
A proximity-detection device
Theremin was experimenting with circuits designed to sense nearby objects when he noticed that moving his hand near the apparatus changed the pitch of an audible tone, leading him to build the instrument that bears his name.
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The theremin emerged when Leon Theremin was experimenting with electrical circuits to detect proximity, accidentally discovering he could control pitch with hand movements.
Other options people guess
- A radar system for tracking aircraft
- An early wireless telegraph
- A phonograph amplifier
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- nostalgia
- 20th-century
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