Editing Hasselt (section)

=== Inventions ===
The [[Cassette tape|Compact Cassette]] and [[Cassette recorder|Cassette Recorder]] were invented by a team of Belgian and Dutch engineers, led by the [[Lou Ottens]], at Philips' Hasselt site in 1963.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rothman |first=Lily |title=Rewound: On its 50th birthday, the cassette tape is still rolling |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2148631,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802030310/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2148631,00.html |archive-date=2 August 2013 |access-date=6 August 2013 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=30 August 2013 |title=Gouden jubileum muziekcassette |url=http://nos.nl/artikel/546117-gouden-jubileum-muziekcassette.html |access-date=30 December 2013 |work=NOS}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2 September 2013 |title=Compact Cassette supremo Lou Ottens talks to El Reg |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/02/compact_cassette_supremo_lou_ottens_talks_to_el_reg/?page=1 |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Meesters |first=Joos |date=26 January 2019 |title=Geheime Hasseltse uitvinding beleeft na halve eeuw tweede jeugd: De cassette laat zich niet kisten |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20190125_04131901 }}</ref> In 1983, a team of engineers developed one of the first [[compact disc]] (CD) devices at Philips Hasselt.<ref>{{Cite news |last=maw |date=23 October 2017 |title=48 jaar Philips Hasselt: van cassette-recorder tot competentiecentrum voor cd-technologie |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20171023_03147993#:~:text=In%20die%2048%20jaar%20had,getekend%20op%202%20maart%201954. }}</ref>