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While Phillips and Sony claim the development of the CD was a collective effort of researchers and developers in the 80s, James T. Russell actually invented the compact disk in 1965. Although the CD did not become popular until it was mass marketed much later, Mr. Russell holds over 22 patents for the elements of his much earlier invention.
