Emile Berliner

Emile Berliner
Born(1851-05-20)May 20, 1851
Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover
DiedAugust 3, 1929(1929-08-03) (aged 78)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materCooper Union Institute
OccupationInventor
Known forDisc record, microphone
Spouse
Cora Adler
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(m. 1881⁠–⁠1929)​
Children7 including Henry Berliner
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1913)

Emile Berliner (born Emil Berliner; May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) 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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