Hackernews posts about Beethoven

Beethoven is a renowned German composer and pianist who lived from 1770 to 1827 and is widely considered one of the most iconic figures in classical music.

1. Researchers find high levels of lead, mercury and arsenic in Beethoven's hair (www.smithsonianmag.com)
   142 points by marban 6 months ago | 101 comments
2. A secret code may have been hiding in Beethoven's manuscripts (www.theatlantic.com)
   80 points by tintinnabula 8 months ago | 36 comments
3. ‘Why beethoven’ review: Can a genius survive? (www.wsj.com)
   27 points by tintinnabula over 1 year ago | 16 comments
4. DNA from Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets (www.nytimes.com)
   7 points by Brajeshwar over 1 year ago | 1 comments
5. The first image on Google for Beethoven is now an AI generated one (imgur.com)
   3 points by marban 4 months ago | 1 comments
6. Watch Jon Batiste transform Beethoven's music (www.cnn.com)
   3 points by gardenfelder about 1 year ago | 1 comments
7. Scientists have sequenced Beethoven’s genome (www.mpg.de)
   3 points by geox over 1 year ago | 1 comments
8. Did Beethoven Usher in the Romantic Period? (music.stackexchange.com)
   3 points by wslh 5 months ago | discuss
9. Beethoven's hair contained toxic levels of lead (www.smh.com.au)
   3 points by classichasclass 7 months ago | discuss
10. Rush's Geddy Lee: 'Punk bands made us seem like Beethoven by comparison' (www.theguardian.com)
    3 points by cempaka about 1 year ago | discuss
11. Who was Beethoven’s mysterious Elise? Historian concludes she never existed (www.theguardian.com)
    3 points by talonx almost 2 years ago | discuss
12. Google Thinks Beethoven Looks Like Mr. Bean (www.honest-broker.com)
    2 points by paulpauper 3 months ago | 1 comments
13. Google Thinks Beethoven Looks Like Mr. Bean (www.honest-broker.com)
    2 points by imartin2k 3 months ago | 1 comments
14. Beethoven's genes reveal low predisposition for beat synchronization (www.sciencedaily.com)
    2 points by davikr 8 months ago | 1 comments
15. Beethoven's genes reveal low predisposition for beat synchronization (news.vumc.org)
    2 points by gnabgib 8 months ago | 1 comments
16. Genomic analyses of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven (www.cell.com)
    2 points by ipnon over 1 year ago | 1 comments
17. From Vikings to Beethoven: what your DNA says about your ancient relatives (www.nature.com)
    2 points by gmays 3 months ago | discuss
18. Study finds remarkably high levels of lead in locks of Beethoven's hair (arstechnica.com)
    2 points by LorenDB 6 months ago | discuss
19. Locks of Beethoven's Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness (www.nytimes.com)
    2 points by prvc 7 months ago | discuss
20. Beethoven's Code (www.theatlantic.com)
    2 points by Anon84 8 months ago | discuss
21. Ranking Beethoven Symphonies (old.reddit.com)
    2 points by wslh 10 months ago | discuss
22. The pianist who dared to challenge Beethoven to a musical duel (www.classicfm.com)
    2 points by mrjn over 1 year ago | discuss
23. Genomic analyses of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven [pdf] (www.cell.com)
    2 points by junfei over 1 year ago | discuss
24. Beethoven: Tests on hair prove composer's genetic health woes (www.bbc.com)
    2 points by rntn over 1 year ago | discuss
25. Beethoven's genome sequenced; to be made available to researchers (www.bbc.com)
    2 points by prvc over 1 year ago | discuss
26. DNA from Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Family Secret (www.wsj.com)
    2 points by julienchastang over 1 year ago | discuss
27. Beethoven's DNA reveals he just wasn't that musical (newatlas.com)
    1 points by Brajeshwar 8 months ago | 2 comments
28. Beethoven likely didn't die from lead poisoning, new hair analysis reveals (arstechnica.com)
    1 points by pseudolus 6 months ago | 1 comments
29. Is Beethoven worth eight times Mahler? (www.)
    1 points by scrlk 10 months ago | 1 comments
30. Beethoven and His Hearing Loss (1000leaps.com)
    1 points by herbertl 4 months ago | discuss