BERLINER, EMILE

(1851), inventor, was born in Hanover, Germany, and was educated at Wolfenbuttel. In 1870 he came to the United States and seven years later invented loose contact telehone transmitter. He later discovered at a loose contact will act as a telephone receiver, and was the first to use an induction coil in connection with transmitters. In 1887 he invented the Spi ge bade the first talking machine, own also as the Victor Talking Machine, and for this invention he was awarded the John Scott Medal and the Elliot Cre on Gold Medal by the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. He has also invented and perfected the method at present in use of duplicating dise records. Since 1901 he has led a vigorous campaign against the dangers of raw milk and has written many pamphlets dealing with the prevention of sickne . He was the originator and a member of the Washington Milk Conference in 1907.