goldmark

Thân thiện

Peter Goldmark invented the long-playing record.

Definition

Proper noun A surname, specifically referring to Peter Carl Goldmark, a Hungarian-American engineer and inventor. He is noted for several major technological contributions in the 20th century, particularly in television and audio recording.

Usage

This word is used almost exclusively as a proper noun to refer to the inventor, Peter Carl Goldmark. It is not used as a common noun. * The color television system developed by Goldmark used a rotating color wheel. * Goldmark's invention of the long-playing record revolutionized the music industry.

Advanced Usage

• Eponymous Use: The term can be used eponymously to refer to his inventions or their impact.
  • The Goldmark standard for LPs was 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
  • That documentary is a tribute to the Goldmark era of innovation.

Variants and Related Words

• LP (Long-Playing record): The 12-inch vinyl phonograph record for which Goldmark is most famous.
• CBS Color System: The field-sequential color television system he pioneered.

Synonyms

• Inventor
• Engineer
• Pioneer (in the context of television and recording technology)

Note: These are descriptive synonyms for the person Goldmark was, not direct synonyms for the proper noun "Goldmark".

Học thuật

Noun

1. United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Goldmark
• Peter Goldmark
• Peter Carl Goldmark