When was the invention of the compact disk?

Answer 1

The compact disc is a spin-off of the much less successful Laserdisc technology. In 1979, Sony and Philips Consumer Electronics set up a joint task force of engineers to design a new digital audio disc. The task force, led by prominent members Kees Schouhamer Immink and Toshitada Doi, progressed the research into laser technology and optical discs that had been started by Philips in 1977.

Answer 2

The process for making a compact disk had been in the works for many years. However, the first official and fully functioning compact disk was produced in 1979.

Answer 3

== == The compact disc was invented in the late 1960s by Jefferson Thomas Russell.

Answer 4

The Compact Disc is a spin-off of Laserdisc technology. Sony first publicly demonstrated an optical digital audio disc in September 1976.

Answer 5

1979

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PCH answer 1965