Emile Berliner

German-born American inventor (1851–1929)

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 1894.²

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Born May 20, 1851, died Aug 3, 1929.¹