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Lou Ottens

Dutch engineer and inventor
Lodewijk Frederik Ottens was a Dutch engineer and inventor, best known as the inventor of the cassette tape, and for his work in helping to develop the compact disc. Ottens was employed by Philips for the entirety of his career. Wikipedia
Born: June 21, 1926, Bellingwolde, Netherlands
Died: March 6, 2021 (age 94 years), Duizel, Netherlands
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Lodewijk Frederik Ottens (21 June 1926 – 6 March 2021) was a Dutch engineer and inventor, best known as the inventor of the cassette tape, and for his work ...
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Mar 18, 2021 · Lou Ottens, who has died aged 94, invented the audio tape cassette, and thus was instrumental in making music both more portable and more ...