"Father" of the CD, Japanese Norio Ohga, dies aged 81

 

Currently, Norio Ohga was an honorary member of the board of Sony's business - with a record company - which sold the first CD in 1982. Five years later, in 1987, the format would outsell LP (vinyl) in Japan, and the CD is still the best selling musical support, though it will be faced with the increasingly tight competition format digital.
Ohga has always been enthusiastic about the CD format, highlighting your best sound quality. The former president of Sony since the 1970s was to anticipate the entry format in the market, although at the time the skeptics have doubted that this could be a replacement for the classic vinyl.
The current president of Sony, Howard Stringer, said the death of stressing Norio Ohga its "advanced view" that allowed Sony to an evolution in their products and audio video music, movies and games "and the consequent transformation of a brand leader global entertainment. "
In the process of creating a CD, Ohga invested in the format of 12 cm, which meant that it had sufficient capacity to support 75 minutes of uninterrupted recording, says Sony.
Norio Ohga, born January 29, 1930, died today in Tokyo.