Fritz Pfleumer
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Fritz Pfleumer (20 March 1881 in Salzburg – 29 August 1945 in Radebeul) was a Austrian engineer who invented magnetic tape for recording sound.[1]
Pfleumer began his engineering studies at a university in Dresden in 1897.[citation needed]
Pfleumer had developed a process for putting metal stripes on cigaratte papers, and reasoned that he could similarly coat a magnetic stripe, to be used as an alternative to wire recording.[1] In 1927, after experimenting with various materials, Pfleumer used very thin paper which he coated with iron oxide powder using lacquer as glue. He received a patent in 1928.[2]
On December 1, 1932 Pfleumer granted the right of use to the AEG that based on his invention built the world's first practical tape recorder called Magnetophon K1.[citation needed] It was first demonstrated at the IFA in 1935.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Eric D. Daniel, C. Denis Mee, and Mark H. Clark (1998). Magnetic Recording: The First 100 Years. Wiley-IEEE.
- ^ Hannes Seidl. Verstärkung, Aufzeichnung und Synthese Einfluss elektronischer Mittler und Klangerzeuger auf Live-Musik, Diplom dissertation, 2nd chapter.
[edit] External links
- videopreservation.stanford.edu - Museum of Historic Video Equipment - Beginnings of Magnetic Recording - Audio, 1920-30s
- A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation by Wayne Carlson, Ohio State University
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