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David Paul Gregg. Dr. David Paul Gregg was the inventor of the optical disc (disk). Gregg was inspired to create the optical disc in 1958. He originally had it patented as the "Videodisk" in 1961. In 1968 his patents were purchased by MCA who help develop the technology further.
The LaserDisc Video Format. LaserDisc (LD) is the grandfather of optical disc storage media. The underlying technology was proposed in 1958 (by David Paul Gregg) and patented in 1961 and 1969. During it's development it was known as Reflective Optical Videodisc System and Disco-Vision.
History of optical disc drive. Optical disc drives are an integral part of stand-alone consumer appliances such as CD players, DVD players and DVD recorders. Laser disc technology, using a transparent disc, was invented by David Paul Gregg and James Russell in 1958 and first patented in 1961. The Gregg patents were purchased by MCA in 1968.
At the very least the oldest LaserDisc known. This is a prototype disc made at 3M in 1968, given to David Cellitti by David Paul Gregg, the "father" of optical storage. It has become very brittle and has lost a few pieces in the box, but still looking pretty good for a 50 year old experiment. Certainly looks like an old CAV-encoded disc, so I'm ...
Optical disks were invented in 1958 by David Paul Gregg, he patented them. James T. Russell was then the first person to have made a recording audio digitally to an optical disk. Later Sony and Phillips research physicists made the CD's we know today that can store large amounts of data.
Compact Disk James Russell invented the disc in 1965. Russell was granted a total of 22 patents for various elements of his system. Optical Disc David Paul Gregg first envisioned the optical or laser disc in 1958 and patented it in 1969.
Nov 17, 2013 · The inventor, David Paul Gregg, has been dubbed the "Father of the Optical Disc" by some, but it's indisputable that his ideas lie at the heart of the technology.
