Emile Berliner was a German-American inventor who developed the lateral-cut flat disc record, known as the gramophone record, and the gramophone device used to play it. He also invented an improved telephone transmitter that became one of the first practical microphones. In 1894 he founded the United States Gramophone Company to bring his recording technology to market. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1851-05-20
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1929-08-03
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May 20, 1851
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August 3, 1929
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German-American inventor and businessman
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born Emil Berliner
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What did Emile Berliner invent?
He invented the lateral-cut flat disc record played on the gramophone and founded the United States Gramophone Company in 1894.
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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