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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Carl Goldmark has received more than 156,282 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Carl Goldmark is the 314th most popular inventor (down from 287th in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 418th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Hungarian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 314 out of 426. Before him are Dan Bricklin, Ken Olsen, Jack Northrop, Wilson Greatbatch, Joseph Engelberger, and Roland Moreno. After him are Ernst Alexanderson, Walter Bruch, Heinrich Gerber, Thomas Wedgwood, Victor Hasselblad, and Kálmán Kandó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 266. Before him are Abdylas Maldybaev, Martí Ventolrà, Charley Borah, Lou Costello, Alexander Moyzes, and Ludwig Lachmann. After him are Olive Borden, Eino Penttilä, Boris Papandopulo, Erwin Geschonneck, Lee Barnes, and Victor Hasselblad. Among people deceased in 1977, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 171. Before him are Edward Van Dijck, Megumi Yokota, Martí Ventolrà, Vladimir Tributs, Johann Nepomuk David, and Florence Vidor. After him are Arnold Bode, Rodolfo Walsh, Robert Lowell, Oğuz Atay, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, and Sid Atkinson.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 500 out of 1,077. Before him are Mihály Csokonai (1773), Gyula Lázár (1911), Attila Petschauer (1904), Andre DeToth (1913), János Simor (1813), and Ferenc Csik (1913). After him are İbrahim Peçevi (1574), János Starker (1924), László Szabó (1936), Győző Kulcsár (1940), Éva Novák-Gerard (1930), and Alfréd Haar (1885).

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Among INVENTORS In Hungary

Among inventors born in Hungary, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 7. Before him are Ernő Rubik (1944), László Bíró (1899), David Schwarz (1850), Tivadar Puskás (1844), Ottó Bláthy (1860), and Paul von Jankó (1856). After him are Kálmán Kandó (1869).

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