Peter Carl Goldmark

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/peter-carl-goldmark

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1. When was Peter Carl Goldmark born?December 2, 1906, Hungary
2. When did Peter Carl Goldmark die?December 7, 1977
3. What is the career?Engineer at Columbia Records, instrumental in its technological advancements
4. What is the related topics?Development of vinyl records, history of audio recording technology, music industry evolution
5. Who was Peter Carl Goldmark?Peter Carl Goldmark was a Hungarian-born engineer who invented the long‑playing (LP) record, a new way to play music on a single disc.
6. What did the LP record do that old records couldn't?The LP could hold about 20 minutes of music on each side, so you could listen to longer songs or whole albums without having to change the record.

Microgroove: Extremely fine, narrow grooves etched into vinyl records that significantly increase audio storage capacity.
Phonograph Disc: A vinyl record designed to store and reproduce sound through a stylus tracing its grooves.
Revolutions Per Minute (rpm): The rotational speed of a record player, with 33 1/3 rpm being the standard for LPs, allowing for longer playback times.