Media & Entertainment · Recorded milestone
Magnetic tape recording
Recorded year1935
AEG's Magnetophon records audio on plastic tape.
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Led to
- Home tape recorderRecorded · 1946enables
- Computer magnetic tapeRecorded · 1951enables
- Multitrack recordingRecorded · 1955enables
- Answering machineRecorded · 1960enables
- Compact cassetteRecorded · 1963enables
- Instant replayRecorded · 1963enables
- Tape word processorRecorded · 1964enables
- 8-track car stereoRecorded · 1965enables
- VHS home videoRecorded · 1976enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.