Inventor
The Resume
(January 18, 1933-September 12, 2013)
Born in Portland, Oregon
Electrical engineer
Received over 50 patents
Invented the Dolby noise reduction system and Dolby surround sound
Founded Dolby Laboratories (1965)
Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (2004)
Worth $2.4 billion (2012)
Why he might be annoying
Dolby Labs, Dolby noise reduction, Dolby surround sound -- somebody seems to have a bit of an ego.
He has a son named Tom, but not the one you're thinking of.
His opinions on digital recording included 'It's the wrong way to do it' and 'Sanity will prevail and the digital systems will fade into disuse.'
We are sure those opinions had nothing to do with digital recording not requiring his noise reduction system.
Why he might not be annoying
When he was in high school and college, he had a part time at Ampex where he helped develop the first video tape recorder.
Sound mixer Michael Minkler said, 'When we made 'Star Wars,' there's literally no way a movie of that magnitude was ever going to make it without Dolby noise reduction.'
A sound engineer noted, 'When you think of high quality sound, you think of Dolby.'
For his technical innovations, he received an Oscar (1989), a Grammy (1995) and two Emmys (1989,2005).
Credit: C. Fishel
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Year In Review:
In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 273 Votes: 68.50% Annoying
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