Ray Dolby

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audio engineer entrepreneur human inventor

Ray Dolby was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering noise reduction and surround sound technologies that revolutionized the audio industry.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	audio engineer → entrepreneur → human → inventor →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Scientific or Technical Achievement → Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development → Grammy Award for Technical Achievement → National Medal of Technology →
causeOfDeath	leukemia →
contributedTo	development of the first practical videotape recording system →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1933-01-18 →
dateOfDeath	2013-09-12 →
degree	PhD in physics →
educatedAt	San Jose State University → Stanford University → University of Cambridge →
familyName	Dolby →
fieldOfWork	audio engineering → noise reduction technology → sound recording → surround sound →
founded	Dolby Laboratories →
fullName	Ray Milton Dolby →
givenName	Ray →
hasPatentOn	audio noise reduction systems → surround sound technologies →
influenced	consumer audio technology → modern film sound design →
knownFor	developing cinema surround sound formats → pioneering noise reduction in audio recording →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → Royal Academy of Engineering →
notableFor	Dolby Laboratories → Dolby Stereo → Dolby Surround → Dolby noise reduction system →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	businessperson → engineer → inventor →
placeOfBirth	Portland, Oregon, United States →
placeOfDeath	San Francisco, California, United States →
positionHeld	chairman of Dolby Laboratories →
residence	San Francisco, California, United States →
spouse	Dagmar Dolby →
workedAt	Ampex →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dolby Laboratories → Dolby Laboratories, Inc. →	foundedBy
Dagmar Dolby → Dagmar Dolby ("audio technology pioneer Ray Dolby") →	spouseOf
Ray Dolby ("Dolby") →	familyName
Dolby Laboratories →	founder
Ray Dolby ("Ray Milton Dolby") →	fullName
David Dolby →	hasFather
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. ("Ray Dolby was an audio engineer") →	hasFounderRole
Dolby A-type noise reduction →	introducedBy
Ray Dolby ("Dolby noise reduction system") →	notableFor
Dolby family →	notableMember
National Medal of Technology and Innovation →	notableRecipientExample
David Dolby →	notableRelative