Lou Ottens, the former Philips engineer who gave the world its first compact cassette tape, has passed away. According to Dutch news outlet NRC Handelsblad, Ottens was 94 when he died on March 6th.

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Lou Ottens, who put music lovers around the world on a path toward playlists and mixtapes by leading the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at age 94, according to media reports in the ...

Lou Ottens, who put music-lovers around the world on a path toward playlists and mixtapes by leading the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at age 94, according to media reports in the ...

A Philips cassette tape is shown in 1965. Lou Ottens, who lead the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at 94. (Alfred Assmann/Picture Alliance via Getty Images) Lou Ottens, who put ...

Lou Ottens, who invented the cassette tape, has died at age 94. NPR reports: Lou Ottens, who put music-lovers around the world on a path toward playlists and mixtapes by leading the invention of the ...

The inventor of the cassette tape, Lou Ottens, has passed away, according to De Telegraaf. He was 94 years old. Ottens started working at Philips in 1952, where he eventually came up with the idea of ...

"Next time you make that perfect playlist on Spotify or send a link to share a song, you can thank Lou Ottens," documentary filmmaker Zack Taylor... Lou Ottens, who put music lovers around the world ...