Invented in 1915 by Danish inventor Peter Laurids Jensen, the loudspeaker was - and for the most part continues to be - a pretty wonderful invention. But the loudspeaker (then called the Magnavox), which was first used to play opera music to a huge, happy crowd in San Francisco, played a pivotal role in bringing the Nazi party to power in Germany. Sure, the loudspeaker went on to bring us wonderful things like festivals, nightclubs, "I had a dream", and so on, but arguably its most effective and devastating use was by the Nazi party, partly because Joseph Goebbels came up with the idea to spread loudspeakers around public places so that no one could escape the speeches and announcements of Hitler and the Third Reich. In a world where loudspeakers were yet to be used on a large scale, people were more likely to be susceptible to the sheer, brainwashing loudness of Hitler's rants. It's only after the Nazis began utilising loudspeakers in their propaganda strategy that they gained majority support in Germany.
Gamer, Researcher of strange things.
I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet. I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead.
