Ray Dolby
Dr. Ray Dolby | |
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 Dolby (left) being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2004 | |
| Born | Ray Milton Dolby January 18, 1933 |
| Died | September 12, 2013 (aged 80) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Education | San Jose State University, Stanford University, Cambridge University |
| Spouse | Dagmar Dolby(1966–2013; his death) |
| Children | Tom Dolby, David Dolby |
Ray Milton Dolby OBEh (January 18, 1933 – September 12, 2013) was an American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR. He was also a co-inventor of video tape recording while at Ampex.
He was the founder of Dolby Laboratories. He was also a billionaire and a member of the Forbes 400 with an estimated net worth of $2.9 billion in 2008[1] although as of September 2012 it was estimated to have declined to $2.4 billion.[2]
Dolby was born on January 18, 1933 in Portland, Oregon. He studied at San Jose State University, at Stanford University, and at Cambridge University.
Dolby was married to Dagmar Dolby from 1966 until his death in 2013. They had two children.
Dolby died on September 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California from leukemia, aged 80.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The 400 Richest Americans: #144 Ray Dolby". Forbes. September 17, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ↑ Forbes Billionaires
- ↑ "Founder and Director Emeritus of Dolby Laboratories Dies at Age 80". Dolby Laboratories. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
Other websites
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Media related to Ray Dolby at Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Dolby on IMDb
- Ray Dolby bio Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Dolby, R. (2002-05-11). Some Musings on Progress in Audio. Heyser lecture at Audio Engineering Society. Retrieved on 2007-03-26 from http://aes.org/technical/112Heyser.cfm Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- 2004 Interview With Dolby
- Group photo of the Ampex VTR team including Ray Dolby
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