Ray Dolbi died

On Thursday, September 12, in San Francisco, at the age of 80, Ray Dolbi died, an American engineer and inventor, the author of world-famous noisepower systems and volumetric sounds, widely used in the cinema and musical industry.

According to The Los Angeles Times , in recent years, Dolbi suffered from Alzheimer's disease, in July he was diagnosed with acute leukemia.

As a student of Stanford University, Ray Dolbi began working in Ampex , where he headed a group that developed the first video recording system. After graduating from the university in 1957, Dolbi received a scholarship for an internship in Cambridge. There he worked for six years, doing long -wave x -ray radiation, in 1961 he defended his dissertation in physics. In 1963-1965 he was a scientific adviser to the UN in India.

In 1965, Dolbi founded Dolby Laboratories . In the late 60s-early 70s, the noise reduction systems Dolby A and Dolby B revolutioned in the recording of magnetic tape. In 1972, the Dolby A system was adapted for recording to film.

In 1975, the company created the Dolby Stereo analog system. After George Lucas announced that with the sound in the Dolby Stereo format a new episode of Star Wars - “The Empire Replies Repeat”, almost all American cinemas were equipped with a Dolby system.

In 1982, the home version of Dolby Stereo - Dolby Surround appeared, then the company began developing digital recording systems- Dolby AC-1 appeared in 1984, Dolby AC-2 , in 1992- Dolby AC-3 , or Dolby Digital .

By the end of his life, Ray Dolbi had more than 50 patents for inventions, two Oscars for achievements in the field of science and technology, several Emmy and Grammy awards.