Ray Dolby

Ray Dolby
OBE HonFREng
Ray Dolby OBE HonFREng
	Dolby (left) being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2004
Born	Ray Milton Dolby; January 18, 1933; Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	September 12, 2013 (aged 80); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	Stanford University (BE); Pembroke College, Cambridge (PhD)
Spouse	Dagmar Bäumert (m. 1966)
Children	Tom Dolby; David Dolby;
	Engineering career
Discipline	Electrical engineering, physics
Institutions	Dolby Laboratories
Projects	Dolby NR
Significant design	Surround sound
Awards	National Medal of Technology (1997); Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1987);
Military career
Service / branch	United States Army
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Ray Milton Dolby (/ˈdoʊlbi, ˈdɒl-/; January 18, 1933 – September 12, 2013) 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 and was the founder of Dolby Laboratories.

^ Schudel, Matt (September 15, 2013). "Ray Dolby, 80. Audio pioneer changed sound of music". The Washington Post. p. C8.
^ "Ray Milton Dolby". Newsmakers. Detroit: Gale. 1986. K1618001948.

Ray Dolby OBE HonFREng
Dolby (left) being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2004
Born	Ray Milton Dolby (1933-01-18)January 18, 1933 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	September 12, 2013(2013-09-12) (aged 80) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	Stanford University (BE) Pembroke College, Cambridge (PhD)
Spouse	Dagmar Bäumert (m. 1966)
Children	Tom Dolby David Dolby
Engineering career
Discipline	Electrical engineering, physics
Institutions	Dolby Laboratories
Projects	Dolby NR
Significant design	Surround sound
Awards	National Medal of Technology (1997) Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1987)


Military career
Service / branch	United States Army

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