MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Let's rewind to the days before Ottens' creation.
This new coin marks a year since his death, which seems a bit soon, especially considering 2023 is the 60th anniversary of the cassette anyway, but there it is. As reported by Dutch publication NRC Handelsblad, the inventor of the compact cassette tape, Lou Ottens has died aged 94. The inventor of the audio cassette tape has died. Ottens died last Saturday, March 6, according to NRC Handelsblad. Ma/ 9:28 am Lou Ottens, who put music-lovers around the world on a path toward playlists and mixtapes by leading the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at age 94. Heading the team of 10-12 workers was Lou Ottens, a Dutch engineer who spent his entire career at Philips, not only inventing the compact cassette, but also being heavily involved in the development of the Compact Disc. Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, has died at age 94. A structural engineer who trained at the prestigious Technical University in Delft, he joined Philips. Ottens died Saturday at age 94, Philips confirmed. 1 Ottens was employed by Philips for the entirety of his career. Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, the medium of choice for millions of bedroom mix tapes, has died, said Philips, the company where he also helped develop the compact disc. There even remains a hardcore fanbase to this day, although not to the same level that vinyl records enjoy, mainly because the compact cassette was never about ultimate audio quality, preferring to focus on portability above all. Lodewijk Frederik Ottens (21 June 1926 6 March 2021) was a Dutch engineer and inventor, best known as the inventor of the cassette tape, and for his work in helping to develop the compact disc. It was invented by the Dutch electronics giant, Philips, back in 1963, and these small cassettes went on to become ubiquitous around the globe. Ottens was a talented and influential engineer at Philips, where he also helped develop consumer compact discs. Who doesn’t remember their first Walkman cassette player? Well, anybody under the age of 25 for a start! In a time when you can fit 20,000 songs on a card tinier than your smallest fingernail, it’s hard to imagine the wonder of having an entire album on something as small as a cassette, particularly when carrying it around in your Sony Walkman. Lou Ottens, who brought joy to many music lovers with his invention of the audio cassette tape, has died at the age of 94. Lou Ottens, who put music-lovers around the world on a path toward playlists and mixtapes by leading the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at age 94, according to media reports in the Netherlands.
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