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Convention Paper

1888-1988: A Hundred Years of Magnetic Sound Recording

Authors: Engel, Friedrich K.

AES Convention 84 · Paper 2638 · March 1988

Abstract

In the past, the essay "Some Possible Forms of Phonograph" by the American engineer Oberlin Smith, dating from 1888, has been regarded merely as a first indication of the possibility of electromagnetic sound recording. A recently discovered reader's letter proves that Smith constructed a unit with functional transducers, which could at least be used for experimental purposes, and is therefore the inventor of magnetic sound recording techniques.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 84
AES Convention
84
Paper number
2638
Publication date
March 6, 1988
Session subject
Historical and Late Papers
Affiliation
BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper