In the past, the essay "Some Possible Forms of Phonograph" by the American engineer Oberlin Smith, dating from 1888, has been regarded merely as a first indication of the possibility of electromagnetic sound recording. A recently discovered reader's letter proves that Smith constructed a unit with functional transducers, which could at least be used for experimental purpose, and is therefore the inventor of magnetic sound recording technique.

Author: Engel, Friedrich Karl
Affiliation: BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Mannheim, FRG
AES Convention: 83 (October 1987) Paper Number: 2550
Publication Date: October 1, 1987 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Recording and Playback Technology
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