The Baby Monitor: Born From Kidnapping FearHow a 1930s tragedy sparked nursery surveillance
From the show
The Secret Life of ObjectsThe first audio surveillance for nurseries was created not for sleep, but to protect against abduction. Driven by the terror of the Lindbergh kidnapping, a radio executive commissioned a device to listen for intruders in his child's room. This everyday tool began as a response to a specific national tragedy.
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