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Ray Dolby

Ray Dolby

American engineer, inventor & audio engineer, founder of Dolby Laboratories, born in Oregon

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Founder of
Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories
Birthdate
January 18, 1933
Birthplace
Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Date of Death
September 12, 2013
Place of Death
San Francisco
San Francisco
Educated at
Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California)
Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California)
Stanford University
Stanford University
San Jose State University
San Jose State University
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Also Known As
Ray Milton Dolby
Awards Received
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2004 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
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Engineer
Engineer
Inventor (patent)
Inventor (patent)
Audio engineer
Audio engineer

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Birth Name
Ray Milton Dolby
Child
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Tom Dolby
Citizenship
United States
United States
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Tom Dolby
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Wikidata ID
Q1354261
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Ray Dolby (born Ray Milton Dolby on January 18, 1933) was an American audio engineer, inventor, and founder of Dolby Laboratories. Born in Portland, Oregon, Dolby held citizenship in the United States. He passed away on September 12, 2013, in San Francisco.

Dolby was educated at several institutions, including San Jose State University, Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, Pembroke College, Cambridge, and Stanford University.

In his career, Ray Dolby served as an engineer, audio engineer, and held various patents for his inventions. He founded Dolby Laboratories and was a 2004 inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Ray Dolby was the father to a child named Tom Dolby.

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