Joybubblesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Joybubbles (May 25, 1949(1949-05-25) – August 8, 2007(2007-08-08)), born Josef Carl Engressia, Jr. in Richmond, Virginia, USA, was an early phone phreak. Born blind, he became interested in telephones at age four. Gifted with absolute pitch, he was able to whistle 2600 hertz into a telephone (see Blue box). Joybubbles said that he had an IQ of “172 or something.” Joybubbles died at his Minneapolis home on August 8, 2007(2007-08-08) (aged 58). According to his death certificate, he died of "natural causes" with "congestive heart failure" as a contributing condition. The character of Whistler, played by David Strathairn in the film Sneakers, is based directly on Engressia.