Podcast: Woody Norris invented sound that you aim like a laser beam
Imagine creating sound out of thin air. Imagine a speaker that can send sound great distances. Imagine that sound beam is so tight that you can hear it loud and clear but the person next to you can't. Hypersonic sound is real and it came from the imagination of inventor Woody Norris.

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A production of the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center. Written and hosted by Paul Rosenthal. Audio production and theme music by Will Eastman. Art Molella, executive producer. Woody Norris was originally interviewed on 9 March 2007 by Paul Rosenthal. Podcast released 10 September 2008.