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James Russell (inventor)
James Torrance Russell (born 23 February 1931) is an American physicist and the inventor of compact disc technology. He earned a BA in physics from Reed College in Portland in 1953. He joined General Electric's nearby labs in Richland, Washington, where he devised experimental instrumentation. He designed and built the first electron beam welder.
In 1965, Russell joined the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory of Battelle Memorial Institute in Richland. There, in 1965, Russell invented optical digital recording and playback. He built prototypes, with the first was operating in 1973. During 1973, 1974, and 1975 his invention was viewed by about 100 companies, including Philips and Sony, and more than 1500 descriptive brochures were distributed.[citation needed] The concept was described by many technical and media magazines beginning in 1972.[citation needed].
In 2000, Russell received The Vollum Award from Reed College.
As of 2004, Russell was consulting from an in-home lab in Bellevue, Washington.
The earliest patents by Russell, US 3,501,586, and 3,795,902 were filed in 1966, and 1969. respectively. Major issues with the original Russell patents:
Whether Russell's concepts, patents, prototypes and literature[citation needed] instigated and in some measure guided the optical digital revolution is controversial. Early optical recording technology, which formed the physical basis of videodisc, CD and DVD technology, was first published/filed by Dr. David Paul Gregg in 1958 and Philips researchers Kramer and Compaan.[citation needed] in 1969. Russell's optical digital inventions were available publicly from 1970.
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James Russell (inventor)
James Torrance Russell (born 23 February 1931) is an American physicist and the inventor of compact disc technology. He earned a BA in physics from Reed College in Portland in 1953. He joined General Electric's nearby labs in Richland, Washington, where he devised experimental instrumentation. He designed and built the first electron beam welder.
In 1965, Russell joined the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory of Battelle Memorial Institute in Richland. There, in 1965, Russell invented optical digital recording and playback. He built prototypes, with the first was operating in 1973. During 1973, 1974, and 1975 his invention was viewed by about 100 companies, including Philips and Sony, and more than 1500 descriptive brochures were distributed.[citation needed] The concept was described by many technical and media magazines beginning in 1972.[citation needed].
In 2000, Russell received The Vollum Award from Reed College.
As of 2004, Russell was consulting from an in-home lab in Bellevue, Washington.
The earliest patents by Russell, US 3,501,586, and 3,795,902 were filed in 1966, and 1969. respectively. Major issues with the original Russell patents:
Whether Russell's concepts, patents, prototypes and literature[citation needed] instigated and in some measure guided the optical digital revolution is controversial. Early optical recording technology, which formed the physical basis of videodisc, CD and DVD technology, was first published/filed by Dr. David Paul Gregg in 1958 and Philips researchers Kramer and Compaan.[citation needed] in 1969. Russell's optical digital inventions were available publicly from 1970.