transferring vibrations into another means of energy. Instead of going to the brain, the vibrations are transmitted to another radio set through radio waves. Because these waves are a type of light, they can travel freely through space. When the radio waves hit the reciving radio, they are transferred back into vibrations.
Human Regularities
Sound is the way humans communicate with each other, but it is also a way for us to express creativity. From “The Planets”, a seven piece orchestral suite by Gustav Hoist, to “Rocket Man” by Elton John, music has expressed science in a graceful, peaceful, and reflective way. Moving to another life-holding planet, though, sound may not even be used. Extraterrestrial animals could rely on other sorts of communication such as radio or some unknown biotechnology. The reason for this may be that the planet does not support steady mediums such as air or water. Wind gusts may destroy steady communication through sound rendering it useless. For humans to understand complex alien species, we may need to loosen our reliance on sound.
The Golden Record, carried by both Voyager spacecrafts, contains music of the ages as well as language. There are several musical songs and natural sounds. If, in the miniscule chance, another life form receives the disk and is able to interpret it, it will understand our attachment to sound. From single vibrations to whole orchestras, sound carries humans from one era to the next.
(above) This comprehensive diagram of the outer, middle, and inner ear was first published in 1918 in Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body. The eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane is shown in the middle of the diagram.
(Below) The Golden Record carried on both Voyager One and Voyager Two Spacecrafts holds the title “The Sounds of Earth”. When played, the gold plated disk releases greetings in sixty languages, plays music from all over the world, and sounds noises of natural and man-made objects.