Kees Schouhamer Immink

Dutch electrical engineer, physicist, inventor and university teacher · Netherlands · On the map · Scientists · Born 1946 · age 79

Kornelis Antonie "Kees" Schouhamer Immink is a Dutch engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who pioneered and advanced the era of digital audio, video, and data recording, including popular digital media such as the compact disc (CD), DVD and Blu-ray disc.

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A life in dates

2017IEEE Medal of HonorAward2015Faraday MedalAward2004Progress Medal (SMPTE)Award1999Edison MedalAward1996IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics AwardAward1946Born18 December 1946

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Awards

IEEE Medal of Honor2017

Faraday Medal2015

Progress Medal (SMPTE)2004

Edison Medal1999

IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award1996

Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Emmy Award

IEEE Fellow

Honorary Doctor of the University of Johannesburg

About this person

He has been a prolific and influential engineer, who holds more than 1,100 United States and international patents. A large portion of the commonly used audio and video playback and recording devices use technologies based on his work. His contributions to coding systems assisted the digital video and audio revolution, by enabling reliable data storage at information densities previously unattainable.

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Netherlands