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David Paul Gregg (March 11, 1923 – November 8, 2001) was an American engineer. He was the inventor of the optical disc (disk). Gregg was inspired to create the optical disc in 1958 while working at California electronics company, Westrex, a part of Western Electric.
May 23, 2024 · The Laserdisc (videodisc) was invented and originally called "Videodisk" using a transparent disc by David Paul Gregg in 1958, and by James Russell in 1965. It was enhanced by Philips Electronics in 1969 by using a videodisc in reflective mode.
Jun 13, 2009 · Optical Disc was first invented by David Paul Gregg in 1958. He named it Videodisk and patented the technology in 1961 and 1969. Gregg's company Gauss Electrophysics was acquired by MCA in the early 1960s.
Optical video recording technology, using a transparent disc, was invented by David Paul Gregg and James Russell in 1963 (and patented in 1970 and 1990). [7] [8] The Gregg patents were purchased by MCA in 1968.
A merican inventors including David Paul Gregg and James Russell originated some key optical storage concepts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but initially envisioned writing with electron beams and reading by directing laser beams through the material to detectors on the other side.
David Paul Gregg first envisioned the optical disk (or VIDEODISK as he named it) in 1958 and patented the technology in 1961 and 1969. Gregg's company Gauss Electrophysics was acquired by MCA in the early 1960s.
Aug 31, 2016 · David Paul Gregg claims he first envisioned the idea for a video recording optical disc in 1958 while working as an engineer for Westrex, a rival of Mincom.
