Saturday, April 15, 2006

Slashdot | Video Tape Recorder Unveiled 50 Years Ago

Slashdot | Video Tape Recorder Unveiled 50 Years Ago
50 years ago Ampex unveiled the first video tape recorder. TV Technology has an excellent story about the surprise launch of the video tape recorder, impacting almost every aspect of business, entertainment, and family life as we know it today. The enabler of the entire modern entertainment industry, the video tape recorder was was designed by only six men, Charles Ginsburg, Charles Anderson, Ray Dolby, Shelby Henderson, Alex Maxey, and Fred Pfost.

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