Emile Berliner Facts
Emile Berliner Facts
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| He was born in Hanover, Germany to a Jewish merchant family. |
| He completed an apprenticeship to a merchant and worked as an accountant for the money. |
| In 1970 he immigrated to the U.S with a friend of his father's. |
| He worked at odd jobs while studying physics at Cooper Union Institute at night. |
| Berliner became interested in audio technology and invented an improved telephone transmitter which he patented. |
| His other inventions include an early radial aircraft engine in 1908, a helicopter in 1919 and acoustical tiles in the 1920s. |
| In 1881 he became a U.S, citizen. |
| In 1886 he began experimenting with sound recording and in 1887 was awarded his first patent for his device, the gramophone. |
| His other inventions include a new type of industrial loom, and a helicopter. |
| It was his interest in helicopters that led him to develop several models of light-weight rotary engines and in 1910 he experimented with a vertically mounted tail rotor that successfully counteracted the torque of the main engine and made helicopters practical. |
| On July 16, 1922 Berliner and his son and partner Henry Berliner demonstrated a working model of the helicopter. |
| Berliner was awarded nine U.S patents for his inventions which included telephone induction coils, microphones, and horizontal recording devices. |
| His awards include the John Scott Medal in 1897, the Elliot Cresson Medal in 1913 and Franklin Medal in 1929. |
| Berliner was also an advocate for improved public health and sanitation. |
| His writings included The Milk Question and Mortality Among Children Here and in Germany: an Observation written in 1904, and Some Neglected Essentials in the Fight against Consumption written in 1907. |
| These were published by the Society for the Prevention of Sickness. |
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