Ray Dolby

American engineer and inventor of the Dolby noise reduction system (1933-2013) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80

Ray Milton Dolby was an American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR, which has been said to have "transformed sound reproduction".

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2013Died12 September 20132010Edison MedalAward2004National Inventors Hall of FameAward1997IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics AwardAwardNational Medal of Technology and InnovationAward1995Technical Grammy AwardAward1988Academy Award of MeritAward1978Academy Scientific and Technical AwardAward1933Born18 January 1933

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