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Description
Photographic print of Ampex founder Alexander Poniatoff, featured on page 160 of "Electronics in the West." Caption from book: "Alexander M. Poniatoff, Russian-born engineer, founded Ampex Corp. and developed magnetic tape recording into a major industry in the United States. Recorder is special type used to tape impulses from instruments such as those measuring heartbeats of an astronaut." Photograph depicts Poniatoff standing to the right of a magnetic tape recorder. "4,000,000 CPS" is scrawled on the chalkboard behind Poniatoff. Also includes a negative (4"x5") of this image.
Type
Image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
94CC0E19-75A6-4F83-B2CC-444843449385 2003-35-17b
Subject
Ampex Corporation Magnetic tapes (LCSH) Magnetic recorders and recording (LCSH) Poniatoff, Alexander M
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