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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lou Ottens, the inventor of the audio cassette tape has passed away. He was from which country?
A
Finland
B
Ireland
C
Netherlands
D
Sweden
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lodewijk Frederik Ottens (21 June 1926 – 6 March 2021) was a Dutch engineer and inventor, best known as the inventor of the cassette tape, and for his work in helping to develop the compact disc.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cassette Tape, or Compact Cassette, was first developed by the Philips company in 1962 in Belgium. Philips released the invention to Europe at the Berlin Radio Show on August 30, 1963; the invention was released in the United States in November of next year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Magnetic tape recording as we know it today was developed in Germany during the 1930s at BASF (then part of the chemical giant IG Farben) and AEG in cooperation with the state radio RRG. This was based on Fritz Pfleumer’s 1928 invention of paper tape with oxide powder lacquered onto it.

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