Begun, Semi Joseph, 1905-1995
S. Joseph Begun papers, 1927-1995.
Correspondence, memoranda, patents, printed matter, reports, speeches and writings, awards, biographical materials, autobiographical and historical material documenting Begun's life and career in magnetic recording. Addendum, 2001: photographs, personal papers, business records and a copy of his autobiography.
A pioneer in magnetic recording, underwater acoustics, and telecommunications, Begun designed the first magnetic tape recorder for use by the German Broadcasting System before emigrating to the United States in 1935. In 1938, Begun joined the Brush Development Company, where he received many patents for various aspects of magnetic tape recording. During WWII, Begun served as a member of the National Defense Research Committee. After the war, Begun returned to the Brush Development Company, its successor Clevite Corporation, retiring from its successor, Gould, Incorporated, in 1970 to establish Auctor Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm.
Begun, Semi Joseph, 1905-1995
Brush Electronics Company.
Acoustical engineering.
Magnetic recorders and recording.
Magnetic recorders and recording.
Patents
Sound -- Recording and reproducing.
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Biography files. aat
Patents lcgft
Engineers -- Archives. lcsh
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Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of American History. Archives Center. MRC 601, 12th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA