Erfinder des Mikrofons erhält Franklin Goldmedaille. Am 15. Mai wird Emile Berliner, Washingtoner Wissenschaftler, zum dritten Mal [...] im Franklin Institute of Philadelphia auftreten, diesmal, um ihre höchste Auszeichnung, die Franklin Gold Medal, zu erhalten. Schlitzwände zur Perfektionierung der Akustik in Hörsälen sind seine neueste Errungenschaft, um deren Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu ziehen. Seine Plattensprechmaschine ist natürlich auf der ganzen Welt bekannt, am bekanntesten ist er als Erfinder des Mikrofons.

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Emile Berliner 1851 – 1929 was a German-born American inventor and businessman. He is best known for his development of the flat disc record and the Gramophone. Berliner worked in the telegraph industry experimenting with sound recording and reproduction. He also developed a new type of phonograph, called the Gramophone. The flat disc records made of hard rubber were easy to produce, and the Gramophone was more durable and easier to use than earlier phonographs. These helped popularize recorded music. Berliner has been credited with developing the first microphone and the first telephone answering machine. His Berliner Gram-o-phone Company in 1895 later evolved into the Victor Talking Machine Company.