Tuning fork
Diapasón
- Date
- 1711 · confidence high
- Place
- London, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- John Shore
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
British court trumpeter and lutenist John Shore invents the tuning fork, a metal fork that vibrates at a fixed frequency to tune musical instruments.
What it led to
- Standardisation of musical tuning
- Stable physical frequency reference (concert pitch A)
- Medical use as a hearing-examination instrument