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Ray Dolby

1933-01-18 – 2013-09-12

Ray Dolby (left) is inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. NIHF president Rick Nydegger is center; United States Patent Office's Anne Chasser is right.Credit: Photo from www.uspto.gov. Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Wdwd using CommonsHelper.

Life & Legacy

Ray Milton Dolby (; January 18, 1933 – September 12, 2013) was an American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR, which has been said to have "transformed sound reproduction".
In the 1950s he contributed to development of the video tape recorder while at Ampex, and in 1965 he founded Dolby Laboratories in London. There he invented and patented a method of noise reduction for use in analog recording which was widely adopted for the cassette tape. The company moved to California in 1976 and went on to develop audio and video formats for films, home video recorders, home theater, television broadcasts, and video streaming services.

Occupation & Career

audio engineer, inventor, electrical engineer, patent inventor, engineer, businessperson, civil engineer, physicist

Education

San Jose State University; Sequoia High School; Stanford University; Pembroke College

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Officer of the Order of the British Empire; National Medal of Technology and Innovation; Emmy Award; Edison Medal; Academy Scientific and Technical Award; Academy Award of Merit; Technical Grammy Award; Marshall Scholarship; National Inventors Hall of Fame; IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame; Progress Medal (SMPTE)

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Academy Award of Merit · Academy Scientific and Technical Award · Edison Medal · Emmy Award · IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award · Marshall Scholarship · National Inventors Hall of Fame · National Medal of Technology and Innovation · Officer of the Order of the British Empire · Progress Medal (SMPTE) · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · Technical Grammy Award