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Feb. 22, 2008
A Grammy in Math
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Can you win a Grammy for math? In this segment, Joe talks with Kevin Short, a mathematician at the University of New Hampshire. Short shared in a Grammy award recently for his work in restoring “The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949.” The original recording was made by a college student in 1949 using a magnetic wire recorder. Short's mathematical work on compression and chaos was used to help adjust the speed and timing in the old recording, improving pitch and clarity. |
Produced by Karin Vergoth
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Kevin Short
Co-Winner, 2008
Grammy for Best Historical Album
Associate Professor, Mathematics
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
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