Kees Schouhamer Immink

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. 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.