Origins and Successors of the Compact Disc - Contributions of Philips to Optical Storage

In March 1979, a prototype of a 'Compact Disc (CD) digital audio system' was publicly presented and demonstrated to an audience of about 300 journalists at Philips in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. This milestone effectively marked the beginning of the digital entertainment era. In the years to follow, the CD-audio system became an astonishing worldwide success, and was followed by successful derivatives such as CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, and recently Blu-ray Disc. Today, around the thirtieth anniversary of the milestone, it is taken for granted that media content is stored and distributed digitally, and the analog era seems long gone. This book retraces the origins of the CD system and the subsequent evolution of digital optical storage, with a focus on the contributions of Philips to this field. The book contains perspectives on the history and evolution of optical storage, along with reproductions of key technical contributions of Philips to the field.

List of contents

The Compact Disc as a Humble Masterpiece.- The Philips Prototype Of The CD System.- The CD System as Standardized by Philips and Sony.- Compact Disc Standards And Formats.- Digital Versatile Discs.- BLU-RAY DISC.

Summary

In March 1979, a prototype of a ‘Compact Disc (CD) digital audio system’ was publicly presented and demonstrated to an audience of about 300 journalists at Philips in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. This milestone effectively marked the beginning of the digital entertainment era. In the years to follow, the CD-audio system became an astonishing worldwide success, and was followed by successful derivatives such as CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, and recently Blu-ray Disc. Today, around the thirtieth anniversary of the milestone, it is taken for granted that media content is stored and distributed digitally, and the analog era seems long gone. This book retraces the origins of the CD system and the subsequent evolution of digital optical storage, with a focus on the contributions of Philips to this field. The book contains perspectives on the history and evolution of optical storage, along with reproductions of key technical contributions of Philips to the field.

Product details

• Authors: J W Bergmans, J W M Bergmans, J. W. M Bergmans, J.W.M Bergmans, Jan Bergmans, J. A. M. M. Haaren, J. A. M. M. van Haaren, J B Peek, J B H Peek, J. B. H. Peek, J.B.H. Peek, S. G. Stan, S.G. Stan, Frank Toolenaar, J A M M et van Haaren, J. A. M. M. van Haaren
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.01.2009
• EAN: 9781402095528
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9552-8
• No. of pages: 316
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 18 mm x 242 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Illustrations: IV, 316 p.
• Series: Philips Research Book Series; Philips Research Book Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Laser, B, History, Data Warehousing, Information Retrieval, engineering, Electrical Engineering, History of Science, Public Administration, Computer Applications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer and Information Systems Applications, Application software, Lasers, Optical physics, Photonics, Applied optics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Information technology: general issues, Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing, Information Storage and Retrieval