compact disc

Summary

compact disc is a physical media format^[1]. It draws 1,576 Wikipedia views per month (physical_media_format category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• compact disc is credited with the discovery of Sony Group^[3].
• compact disc is credited with the discovery of Koninklijke Philips NV^[4].
• compact disc is credited with the discovery of Kees Schouhamer Immink^[5].
• compact disc is credited with the discovery of James Russell^[6].
• compact disc is the creator of Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium^[7].
• compact disc's image is recorded as OD Compact disc.svg^[8].
• compact disc's instance of is recorded as physical media format^[9].
• compact disc's instance of is recorded as audio release format^[10].
• compact disc's instance of is recorded as product category^[11].
• compact disc's owned by is recorded as Sony Group^[12].
• compact disc's logo image is recorded as Compact Disc wordmark.svg^[13].
• compact disc's followed by is recorded as DVD^[14].
• compact disc's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[15].
• compact disc's GND ID is recorded as 4522869-3^[16].
• compact disc's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86000125^[17].
• compact disc's subclass of is recorded as optical disc^[18].
• compact disc's subclass of is recorded as machine-readable medium^[19].
• compact disc's subclass of is recorded as computer storage media^[20].
• compact disc's subclass of is recorded as audio storage device^[21].
• compact disc's subclass of is recorded as music & sound recording product^[22].
• compact disc's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00575736^[23].
• compact disc's Commons category is recorded as Compact discs^[24].
• compact disc's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D016250^[25].
• +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of compact disc^[26].
• compact disc's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01www^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Sony Group^[3], a holding company^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1946^[30], headquartered in Minato^[31]; Koninklijke Philips NV^[4], an enterprise^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1891^[34], headquartered in Amsterdam^[35]; Kees Schouhamer Immink^[5], a university teacher^[36], b. 1946^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Edison Medal^[39], specialised in electronics^[40]; and James Russell^[6], a patent inventor^[41], b. 1931^[42], of United States^[43], specialised in recording medium^[44]. compact disc is the creator of Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium^[7].

Why It Matters

compact disc draws 1,576 Wikipedia views per month (physical_media_format category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 159 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]