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**Jupiter's Journeys**:

The story starts in 2023, with third graders visiting a radio and sound museum. Sitting in front of a Philips radio, the children are listening to Jupiter, a Philips Jupiter 541 Stereo B5D41A radio, who finds himself on a journey across time and space in a time machine. When the machine travels back around 2000 years, landing in Rome, Jupiter visits the Colosseum and grasps that the infrastructure is also alive. It turns out that Colossus, the name of the construction, is quite intrigued by his new friend, so Jupiter decides it’s best to answer some questions to explain what he is. Realising they share a love for creating sound, Colossus and Jupiter go on a ride exploring different concepts of hearing and sound. To follow the dialogue between the two, Jupiter is marked in black, while Colossus is marked in blue.
Jupiter, a Philips Jupiter 541 Stereo B5D41A radio, finds himself on a journey across time and space in a time machine. When the machine travels back around 2000 years, landing in Rome, Jupiter visits the Colosseum and grasps that the infrastructure is also alive. It turns out that Colossus, the name of the construction, is quite intrigued by his new friend, so Jupiter decides it’s best to answer some questions to explain what he is. Realising they share a love for creating sound, Colossus and Jupiter go on a ride exploring different concepts of hearing and sound. To follow the dialogue between the two, Jupiter is marked in black, while Colossus is marked in blue.

![image](https://github.com/C2DH/maison-du-son/assets/106602384/0446a1ad-3446-4cc8-bff6-91d3a1bee684)

“Wow, explaining myself to someone is way harder than I expected. Hmm… I am a radio. But you would not know what that is. I mean, a stone amphitheatre like you is 2000 years older than me. But for you to understand, I will try to keep things simple. Basically, I can produce and reproduce sounds.”
“Okay, that is up to you. Do not let the time difference between us confuse you. I know more about sound systems than you think. Even though I must admit that I have never heard the word “radio.”
“Really, how come? You do not strike me as someone familiar with concepts of sound. Even though I have heard in the past that ancient technical developments paved the way for the modern audio technology of my time. Especially when it comes to the amplification or diffusion of sound and the creation of soundscapes, which is also the case for the Colosseum.”
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“Okay, thanks for explaining. That’s a lot to take in. Tell me, what does radio do, and how does it work?”
“Radio unites people. Sometimes, people use it for bad, like in the case of propaganda, but that can happen to anything. Mostly, though, it is a beautiful thing, uniting people from all over the world at the same time. Looking at the technicalities, radio is the wireless transmission and reception of electric impulses or signals using electromagnetic waves and the use of these waves for the wireless transmission of electric impulses into which sound is converted.”
Colossus takes a closer look at Jupiter, analysing his outward appearance and inside construction. He examines the wires and transistor and the built-in stereo-decoder and amplifier, which are covered by a wooden case. Jupiter is a tube radio with nine tubes and four transistors and can thus operate on several wave bands: broadcast, long-wave, short-wave, FM (frequency modulation or UHF (ultra-high frequency).

![image](https://github.com/C2DH/maison-du-son/assets/106602384/1fb1f58b-c158-446b-beee-57db68dae654)

“That is so cool!!! To some extent, you do remind me of myself. People also use me for cultural purposes, serving as a medium to reinforce the shared institutions and shared values of the entire community. In a way, I also bring people together. I think it is only fair that you show me what you sound like when active?”
“Interesting! Really did not think we had that much in common. But sure, I will play something for you. Brace yourself; it is going to get loud now!”
Jupiter starts playing a song recording, leaving Colossus speechless of the power and sound that is leaving the box that Jupiter is.
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