Peter Carl Goldmark (Hungarian: Goldmark Péter Károly) (December 2 1906 – December 7 1977) was a Jewish German-Hungarian engineer who during his time with Columbia Records was instrumental in developing the long-playing microgroove 33-1/3 rpm phonograph disc the standard for incorporating multiple or lengthy recorded works on a single disc for two generations. The LP was introduced by Columbia’s Goddard Lieberson in 1948.
birth date
1906-12-02
birth place
Budapest
child
Peter C. Goldmark Jr.
death date
1977-12-07
death place
Westchester County New York, Port Chester New York
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