Emile Berliner
German-born American inventor (1851-1929) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 78
Emile Berliner was a German-American inventor and businessman who invented the lateral-cut flat disc record, also known as a "gramophone record," used with a gramophone. He founded the United States Gramophone Company in 1894.
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1929Died3 August 1929Franklin MedalAward1913Elliott Cresson MedalAward1897John Scott AwardAward1887In historyBerliner Gramophone patent1851Born20 May 1851
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Lived 1851 to 1929 · aged 78
