Strictly, the church has been using rapid large-scale smell distributors for
many years - the thurible - the church has always been in the vanguard of
theatrical technique
Dr. Peter Lennox
School of Technology,
Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology
University of Derby, UK
e:
On ...the medium and the message - air is the (elastic) medium for sound, but
sound is the medium for information. In fact, inasmuch as perception relies
very heavily (but not exclusively) on sensation, then all the information we
pick up is via signals (which we sample), on receipt of which,
Eric Carmichel wrote:
...
While I was enjoying the scent of roses and
honeysuckle blossoms during my visit, the thought of electronically
?recording? scents and odors came to mind (not exactly a new idea). After
all, we have multiple methods of electronically recording images and sounds.
It
