[78-L] Goodbye, Dolby

[Koen Kamphuijs & Gusta Harderwijk]

There's nothing but the hiss of a worn piece of shellac.


At 22:32 13-9-2013, you wrote:
>There will be a minute of hiss-free silence in Ray's honor.
>dl
>
> >
> >   Ray Dolby, sound pioneer and Dolby Laboratories founder, dies
> >
> > The man responsible for groundbreaking work in noise reduction 
> and inventing
> > surround sound has passed away at age 80.
> >
> >
> > Sound visionary and founder of Dolby Laboratories Ray Dolby died 
> Thursday at
> > his home in San Francisco. He was 80.
> >
> > The company said that Dolby had been living with Alzheimer's 
> disease in recent
> > years and was diagnosed with acute leukemia in July.
> >
> > Dolby is credited with revolutionizing how people experience sound with his
> > multitude of audio technology inventions. Besides his pioneering 
> work in noise
> > reduction, Dolby also invented surround sound. He held more than 
> 50 US patents.
> >
> > "Today we lost a friend, mentor and true visionary," Dolby Laboratories
> > President and CEO Kevin Yeaman said in a statement
>   "Ray Dolby founded the company based on a commitment to creating 
> value through
> > innovation and an impassioned belief that if you invested in 
> people and gave
> > them the tools for success they would create great things. Ray's 
> ideals will
> > continue to be a source of inspiration and motivation for us all."
> >
> > Dolby founded Dolby Laboratories
> > in 1965 after working as a United Nations adviser in India. He is 
> originally
> > from Portland, Ore. In his early years, he attended both Stanford 
> University
> > and Cambridge University and worked at Ampex as the chief designer of all
> > electronic aspects of the first videotape recording system.
> >
> > At Dolby Laboratories, Dolby fostered an environment where 
> engineers worked to
> > advance the science of sound and come up with new ideas to make 
> acoustics more
> > engaging. Today, thousands of films and billions of devices use Dolby
> > technology to enhance sound. Recording artists and filmmakers 
> also use Dolby
> > Laboratories' inventions and tools to enliven their creations.
> >
> > "Though he was an engineer at heart, my father's achievements in technology
> > grew out of a love of music and the arts," said Dolby's son Tom 
> Dolby, who is a
> > filmmaker and novelist. "He brought his appreciation of the 
> artistic process to
> > all of his work in film and audio recording."
> >
> > Over the course of his lifetime, Dolby was awarded the National Medal of
> > Technology from President Bill Clinton, the Order of Officer of the British
> > Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, several Oscar, Emmy, and film 
> festival awards,
> > and more. He was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall 
> of Fame in the
> > US and the Royal Academy of Engineers in the UK in 2004. Since 
> its inception,
> > Dolby Laboratories has also been awarded 10 Academy Awards and 13 
> Emmy Awards.
> >
> > Despite his achievements, Dolby was not a boastful man. He was 
> once quoted as
> > saying, "I was never a gold-digger, or an Oscar-digger, or 
> anything like that.
> > I just had an instinct about the right sort of things that should 
> be done in my
> > business. So all these things just fell into place."
> >
> > Dolby is survived by his wife, Dagmar, his sons, Tom and David, 
> their spouses,
> > and four grandchildren.
> >
> > "My father was a thoughtful, patient and loving man, determined 
> to always do
> > the right thing in business, philanthropy, and as a husband and father,"
> > Dolby's son David Dolby, who is member of Dolby Laboratories' Board of
> > Directors, said. "Our family is very proud of his achievements 
> and leadership.
> > He will be sorely missed, but his legacy of innovation will live on."
> >
> >
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