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Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape, dies aged 94
Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape, dies aged 94
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Dutch engineer and inventor of the cassette tape Lou Ottens has died at the age of 94 on 6 March 2021 in his hometown Duizel, Netherlands. For his entire career, he worked for Philips, where he served as the head of the product development department