| Fritz Pfleumer | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nationality | German-Austrian |
| Birth date | March 20, 1881 |
| Birth place | Salzburg |
| Date of death | August 29, 1945 (aged 64) |
| Place of death | Radebeul |
| Parents | Robert Pfleumer (1848–1934) Minna, née Hünich (1846–1932) |
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| Significant design | Magnetic tape |
Fritz Pfleumer (20 March 1881 in Salzburg – 29 August 1945 in Radebeul) was a German-Austrian engineer who invented magnetic tape for recording sound.[1]
Biography
Fritz was born as the son of Robert and Minna, née Hünich. His father Robert (1848–1934) was born in Greiz, and his mother Minna (1846–1932) was born in Freiberg. Fritz had five siblings – Mimi, Hans, Hermann, Otto, and Mizi, one of whom, Hans, emigrated to the USA.[2]
Pfleumer began his engineering studies at a university of Dresden in 1897.[citation needed]
Pfleumer had developed a process for putting metal stripes on cigarette 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.[3]
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[4].
References
- ^ a b c Eric D. Daniel, C. Denis Mee, and Mark H. Clark (1998). Magnetic Recording: The First 100 Years. Wiley-IEEE. http://books.google.com/books?id=7WrCSCqMk5gC&pg=PA48&dq=%22Fritz+Pfleumer%22+tape&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=iJ0WSI2UFpK2sgOk7bWXCA&sig=ip1yqhaVfcSOacllUhcu24RLjXA.
- ^ Archiv der Stadt Salzburg, Heimatstammbuch, Blatt „Pfleumer, Robert“ (without date, last entry on June 13th 1934, when Robert Pfleumer died)
- ^ Hannes Seidl. "Verstärkung, Aufzeichnung und Synthese Einfluss elektronischer Mittler und Klangerzeuger auf Live-Musik, Diplom dissertation, 2nd chapter" (PDF). http://icem.folkwang-hochschule.de/daten/Diplomarbeiten/seidl/2_Klangaufzeichnung.pdf.
- ^ History Department at the University of San Diego. "Magnetic Recording History Pictures". http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/tape.html.
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
- Fritz Pfleumer - German biography of Pfleumer from a local (Dresden) point of view
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