Purely History on Instagram: "In 1961, researchers at Bell Labs programmed an IBM 7094 computer to sing, creating what’s considered the first song ever performed by a machine. The tune was “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two),” a popular 19th-century song. The computer generated both the melody and a synthesized voice to sing the lyrics. This moment was groundbreaking in the history of music and technology, showing that computers could go beyond calculations and into creative expression. The even