text_original: "I tried to be courteous to that man; to give him a simple, convincing demonstration of the greatest scientific achievement in centuries. And the fool returned to write _this_: to hold me up to ridicule, to paint me as a crack brained, wild eyed fanatic." "It's hard for the layman to conceive of a great scientific achievement," I said soothingly. "All great inventions and inventors have been laughed at by the populace at large."
text_transcription: I TRIED TO BE COURTEOUS TO THAT MAN TO GIVE HIM A SIMPLE CONVINCING DEMONSTRATION OF THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CENTURIES AND THE FOOL RETURNED TO WRITE THIS TO HOLD ME UP TO RIDICULE TO PAINT ME AS A CRACK BRAINED WILD EYED FANATIC IT'S HARD FOR THE LAYMAN TO CONCEIVE OF A GREAT SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT I SAID SOOTHINGLY ALL GREAT INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS HAVE BEEN LAUGHED AT BY THE POPULACE AT LARGE
phonemes: "aɪ tɹˈaɪd təbi kˈɜːɾiəs tə ðæt mˈæn; tə ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɐ sˈɪmpəl, kənvˈɪnsɪŋ dˌɛmənstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst saɪəntˈɪfɪk ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɪn sˈɛntʃɚɹiz. ænd ðə fˈuːl ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ɹˈaɪt ðˈɪs: tə hˈoʊld mˌiː ˌʌp tə ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl, tə pˈeɪnt mˌiː æz ɐ kɹˈæk bɹˈeɪnd, wˈaɪld ˈaɪd fɐnˈæɾɪk." "ɪts hˈɑːɹd fɚðə lˈeɪmən tə kənsˈiːv əvə ɡɹˈeɪt saɪəntˈɪfɪk ɐtʃˈiːvmənt," aɪ sˈɛd sˈuːðɪŋli. "ˈɔːl ɡɹˈeɪt ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ænd ɪnvˈɛntɚz hɐvbɪn lˈæft æt baɪ ðə pˈɑːpjʊləs æt lˈɑːɹdʒ."