compact disc

Summary

compact disc is a physical media format^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as physical media format^[8].
• compact disc's instance of is recorded as audio release format^[9].
• compact disc's instance of is recorded as product category^[10].
• compact disc is owned by Sony Group^[11].
• compact disc was followed by DVD^[12].
• compact disc's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[13].
• compact disc is a type of optical disc^[14].
• compact disc is a type of machine-readable medium^[15].
• compact disc is a type of computer storage media^[16].
• compact disc is a type of audio storage device^[17].
• compact disc is a type of music & sound recording product^[18].
• compact disc's Commons category is recorded as Compact discs^[19].
• 1979 marks the founding of compact disc^[20].
• compact disc's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compact disc^[21].
• compact disc's Commons gallery is recorded as Compact disc^[22].
• compact disc's facet of is recorded as physical distribution^[23].
• compact disc's described by source is recorded as Museum of Obsolete Media^[24].
• compact disc's replaces is recorded as vinyl record^[25].
• compact disc's replaces is recorded as phonograph record^[26].
• compact disc's shape is recorded as disk^[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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 159 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]