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Peter Carl Goldmark

1906 - 1977

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Peter Carl Goldmark (born Péter Károly Goldmark; December 2, 1906 – December 7, 1977) was a Hungarian-American engineer who, during his time with Columbia Records, was instrumental in developing the long-playing microgroove 331⁄3 rpm phonograph disc, the standard for incorporating multiple or lengthy recorded works on a single disc for two generations. The LP was introduced by Columbia's Goddard Lieberson in 1948. Lieberson was later president of Columbia Records from 1956–1971 and 1973–1975. According to György Marx, Goldmark was one of The Martians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Carl Goldmark is the 328th most popular inventor (down from 314th in 2019), the 561st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 500th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 328 out of 426. Before him are George Devol, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Jacob Ellehammer, Jozef Murgaš, Georges Beuchat, and William Justin Kroll. After him are Jack Northrop, Hannibal Goodwin, An Wang, Victor Hasselblad, John Philip Holland, and Joseph Engelberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 297. Before him are Willibald Kreß, Galo Plaza, Arturo Torres Carrasco, Francisco Cepeda, Hans Haas, and Ernest Libérati. After him are Albrecht Becker, Matvei Bronstein, Victor Hasselblad, Augustin Chantrel, Pedro Bergés, and Wolfgang Koeppen. Among people deceased in 1977, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 196. Before him are Alexander Volkov, Otto Kaiser, Ethel Waters, Giorgio Pessina, David Toro, and Leila Hyams. After him are Rodolfo Walsh, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Tafari Benti, Robert Lowell, Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, and Zero Mostel.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 561 out of 1,077. Before him are István Géczi (1944), István Szondy (1925), János Parti (1932), Jenő Rejtő (1905), József Rády (1884), and Tom Lantos (1928). After him are László Kiss (1956), Sándor Pósta (1888), Tibor Berczelly (1912), Antal Bolvári (1932), György Szűcs (1912), and István Énekes (1911).

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Among INVENTORS In Hungary

Among inventors born in Hungary, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 8. Before him are László Bíró (1899), David Schwarz (1850), Tivadar Puskás (1844), Ottó Bláthy (1860), Kálmán Kandó (1869), and Paul von Jankó (1856).

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