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Flat Disc Announces Birth of Modern Recording Legacy
A Hamburg report recalls Emil Berliner who invented the flat disc and mass production for records, founding Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft in 1898. The piece notes his role in shaping early Edison and Bell Telephone patents and highlights later stars like Enrico Caruso recording for DGG. Berliner died in 1929 leaving a lasting impact on the recording industry.
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Bell Telephone
Berliner
Bell
Western Union
United States
Fdison
Gramophone Co
Washington D.C
U.S
Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft
Joseph
Hanover
Germany
Enrico Caruso
DGG
Washington