Fritz Pfleumer (20 March1881 in Salzburg - 29 August1945 in Radebeul) was a Germanengineer and inventor of magnetic tape. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Vineyard in Radebeul Radebeul is a town (große Kreisstadt) in the Elbe valley, Saxony, Germany, a posh suburb of Dresden. ... For the Technical Symposium of NITK Surathkal Engineer , see Engineer (Technical Fest). ... Compact audio cassette Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. ...
In 1927, after experimenting with various materials, Pfleumer used very thin paper which he coated with iron oxide powder using lacquer as glue. He received a patent in 1928. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ...
Pfleumer nahm das mit Metallpulver beschichtete Papierband aus dem Gerät, zerriss es in Stücke und klebte die Stücke dann mit Cobesan (etwa dem heutigen Uhu-Kleber vergleichbar) wieder zusammen.
Obwohl Pfleumer durch die Zusammenarbeit mit der AEG zu jenen Glücklichen unter den Erfindern gehörte, die selbst schon Früchte ihrer Entdeckungen ernten konnten, erlebte er den weltweiten Durchbruch des Tonbandgerätes nicht mehr.