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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 146,345 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Carl Goldmark is the 287th most popular inventor, the 418th most popular biography from Hungary and the 7th most popular Hungarian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 287 out of 354. Before him are Ivan Kulibin, André Blondel, Jack Northrop, Rostislav Alexeyev, Wilson Greatbatch, and Rowland Hill. After him are Ralph Hartley, Tabitha Babbitt, John Barnard, Walter Bruch, Bernard Lown, and Almon Brown Strowger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 223. Before him are Alexander Rou, A. J. P. Taylor, Bruno de Finetti, Nils Axelsson, Johnny Hodges, and Eitel Cantoni. After him are Charles Malik, Arturo Uslar Pietri, Wolfgang Staudte, Boris Papandopulo, Georges Ronsse, and Alexander Gelfond. Among people deceased in 1977, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 152. Before him are Rózsa Péter, Pascual Pérez, Alexander Volkov, Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, Ethel Waters, and Nicolae Kovács. After him are Edward Van Dijck, Alexander Galich, Raymond Bernard, Rodolfo Walsh, Lūcija Garūta, and Paul Bernays.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Peter Carl Goldmark ranks 418 out of 866. Before him are János Garay (1889), Jenő Vincze (1908), Sándor Bíró (1911), András Balczó (1938), Ferenc Sas (1915), and Endre Szemerédi (1940). After him are Sándor Weöres (1913), László Lékai (1910), Tibor Szamuely (1890), Zoltán Horváth (1937), Sándor Wekerle (1848), and Géza von Bolváry (1897).

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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), Ottó Bláthy (1860), Tivadar Puskás (1844), and Paul von Jankó (1856). After him are Kálmán Kandó (1869).

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