Emile Berliner
1851-1929
German-born inventor who developed a helicopter that flew in 1919. Berliner came to the United States in 1870 to study physics. He developed a carbon microphone transmitter th...
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Although Emile Berliner (1851-1929) may not be as well known as Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell, his contributions to modern technology are equally significant. Berliner's inventions led to aud...
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With the invention of his flat disk record (which, in 1888, replaced Thomas Edison 's more expensive and more fragile cylinder) Emile Berliner elevated the record industry to prominence in home entert...
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