The Washington times., 1929-08-03

BERLINE.R
INVENTOR,
DIES


Emile Berliner, world re-
nowned inventor and one of
the foremost residents of the
District, died today at his
suite in the Wardman Park
Hotel.
BerIiner, II years old, had been
I'll for slightly more than week.
having suffered stroke nine days
ago, Death was due to a blood clos
on the brain.
Although little was known pub.
licIy OF his Illness, at the time
of his death he was surrounded by
his wife and six children. Fureral
arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
Rivalled Edison
Surviving Mr.. Berliner are his
wife, Mrs. Cora Adler Beriiner: and
his childfen, IIsFbert s. Berliner. of
Montreal, Canada; Mrs. Joseph
Sanders. of this city; Mrs. Alice b,
Lubin, OF this city; Mrs. Herbert
Frank, OF Geneva. Switzerland:
Henry A. Berliner. Of this city and
Edgar M. Berliner, Of Moptreal.
Mr.. Berliner was known as one
of the most successful rivals of
Thomas A. Edison in the field of
invention. Particularly did their
fields cross in the matter of the
talking machine and the eelephons,
their rival claims in these fields pre-
eipitating one of the most extensive
differences ever known in scientific
circles.
Born In Germany
Mr.. Berliner was born in Han,
over, Germany. May 81, 1851. He
remained in Germany, receiving his
education, until 1879, when he came
to the United States and estab.
lished his home in Washington. He
married Miss Cora Adler of this
city, in 1881.
The young German spent most of
his time in his laboratory, and by
1877 he had invented the loose con-
tact telephone transmitter or micro.
phone. In April OF that year he
discovered that a loose contact will
act az a telephone receiver, and is
credited with being the first to use
an induction coil in connection with
transmitter. He patented this latter
discovery in January, 1873, and also
in succeeding years patented many
additional discoveries in the field OF
telephony.
In 1877 Mr.. Berliner invented the
gramophone, the first talking ma.
chine which utilized a groove Of
even depth and varying direction,
and In which the record groove not
only vibrates but also propels the
stylus across the record. For this
he was awarded the John Scott
Medal and the Elliot 'Cresson Gold
Medal by the Franklin Institute OF
Philadelphia. He also invented the
method now in use of duplicating
disc records.
Active In Aviation
Recently Mr.. Berliner has been
active in the, field a. acoustics; and
has perfected the acoustic tile and
acoustic cells for insuring better
hearing in halls, auditoriums. etc.
Mr.. Berliner. with his son. Henry
A., has also been active in the avia-
ton field. Under his direction his
SON designed what is claimed to be
the first successful helicopter. which
proved itself capable of rising and
sustaining itself in November. 1919.
Outside of the inventive field, MFR.
Berlir1er has been active in efforts to
improve and maintain health. He
started and conducted an educational
campaign against the dangers of raw
milk and other dairy products in
1901, and planned and was a member
OF the Washington milk conference
in 1907. Recently he has been active
in the distribution of a health
pamphlet. of which he is the author,
to mothers of infants.
He was also noted for having been
the first to use light weight re.
voiving cylinder internal combustion
motor in aviation experiments This
type IL now generally in use ir air
1lanes