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The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It uses the Compact Disc Digital Audio format which typically provides 74 minutes of audio on a disc.
Mar 12, 2019 · Forty years ago the world got its first glimpse of what would become one of the most important music devices in history - the compact disc (CD). The CD was invented in 1979.
Mar 6, 2024 · The invention of the standard compact disc revolutionized the way music, data, and later video were stored and distributed, marking a significant leap from analog to digital storage media. Developed jointly by Philips and Sony, the CD format was finalized in 1982 and famously documented in the Red Book standard.
In 1877 "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was recorded and played on Thomas Edison's first experimental talking machine called a phonograph. About one hundred years (1982) after Edison's introduction of the phonograph, two companies, Sony and Philips, marketed the first digital audio 5-inch compact disc (CD).
2 days ago · Compact disc, a molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of recorded sound and other information. Learn more about the history of the compact disc, starting with its commercial introduction in 1982.
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A look into the origins of the CD and how it has evolved over the years. In the late 1970s, the two companies Philips and Sony, separately developed prototypes in a bid to become the first to develop the Compact Disc (CD). Below, we delve into the history of the CD and its evolution.
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James T. Russell (born 1931) is an American inventor. He earned a BA in physics from Reed College in Portland in 1953. He joined General Electric 's nearby labs in Richland, Washington, where he initiated many types of experimental instrumentation. He designed and built the first electron beam welder. [1]