Ray Dolby
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Ray Dolby was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering noise reduction and surround sound technologies that revolutionized the audio industry.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Dolby canonical | 10 |
| Dolby | 1 |
| Dolby noise reduction system | 1 |
| Ray Dolby was an audio engineer | 1 |
| Ray Milton Dolby | 1 |
| audio technology pioneer Ray Dolby | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audio engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award
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surface form:
Academy Award for Scientific or Technical Achievement
Emmy Award ⓘ
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Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development
Grammy Award ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Technical Achievement
National Medal of Technology and Innovation ⓘ
surface form:
National Medal of Technology
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| 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
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Stanford University ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName |
Ray Dolby
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surface form:
Dolby
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| fieldOfWork |
audio engineering
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noise reduction technology ⓘ sound recording ⓘ surround sound ⓘ |
| founded | Dolby Laboratories ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ray Dolby
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surface form:
Ray Milton Dolby
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| givenName | Ray ⓘ |
| hasPatentOn |
audio noise reduction systems
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surround sound technologies ⓘ |
| influenced |
consumer audio technology
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modern film sound design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing cinema surround sound formats
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pioneering noise reduction in audio recording ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Royal Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Dolby Laboratories
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Dolby Stereo ⓘ Dolby Stereo ⓘ
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Dolby Surround
Ray Dolby self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Dolby noise reduction system
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| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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engineer ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
San Francisco
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| positionHeld | chairman of Dolby Laboratories ⓘ |
| residence |
San Francisco
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| spouse | Dagmar Dolby ⓘ |
| workedAt | Ampex ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ray Milton Dolby
this entity surface form:
Dolby
this entity surface form:
Dolby noise reduction system
this entity surface form:
audio technology pioneer Ray Dolby
subject surface form:
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
this entity surface form:
Ray Dolby was an audio engineer