http://boingboing.net/2009/01/...walkman-of-1957.html

The secret history of the walkman revealed: Paul Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla invented this one-tube radio (powered by two dry cells) in 1957, to keep him entertained while he did yard-work. In terms of design aesthetics, I'm willing to say that this is the coolest, mad-sceintist-looking-est headset ever to grace the head of a human.

Headwork in the Garden

Nice to know and See an example

Paul Johnson is rumored to have been the legitimate father to Andreas Pavel, inventor of Astraltune --the ancestor of the Sony TPS-L2. s2go member Tuna found conclusive evidence in two astral charts, and s2go member Pawel confirmed the rumor in a pm I have no right to publish here