Thursday, March 11, 2021

Lou Ottens, who invented the cassette tape and pioneered the CD, dies at 94


Lou Ottens unveiled the first compact cassette tape, built by his Philips design team, in 1963. Billions of cassettes were sold before he spearheaded a team that introduced the compact disc with Sony in 1982. Ottens has died at 94.

source https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/lou-ottens-who-invented-the-cassette-tape-and-pioneered-the-cd-dies-at-94/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_technology

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