
Ray Dolby
Electrical engineer, Organization leader
1933 – 2013
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Who was Ray Dolby?
Ray Milton Dolby, OBE was an American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR. He helped develop the video tape recorder 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 US$2.9 billion in 2008 although as of September 2012 it was estimated to have declined to $2.4 billion.
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1933
Portland - Also known as
- Ray M. Dolby
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
Electrical engineering
( - 1957) - Doctorate, University of Cambridge
Physics
( - 1961) - Sequoia High School
( - 1951) - San Jose State University
(1951 - )
- Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
- Employment
- Chairman, Dolby Laboratories
- Lived in
- Palo Alto
- Portland
- Died
- Sep 12, 2013
San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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