Father of Rewinding Dies at 90
Bert Praetorius wasn’t a famous inventor, but many of you will recognize and appreciate his contributions to a simple function we’ve all used at some time or another—rewinding. Rather than rewrite his story ourselves, here’s the poignant obituary from one of his grandchildren: Late Tuesday night, at approximately 10:20PM ET, my maternal grandfather, Bert Praetorius,…
