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- Birth nameRay Milton Dolby
- Ray Dolby was born on January 18, 1933 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is known for Miss Representation (2011) and The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1997). He was married to Dagmar Bäumert. He died on September 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- SpouseDagmar Bäumert(1966 - September 12, 2013) (his death, 2 children)
- In 1965, he founded Dolby Laboratories in London, England. The company became a leader in audio technology, reducing background hiss in tape recordings and introducing "surround sound".
- Forbes magazine estimated Dolby's fortune to be at $2.4 billion.
- Created the Dolby NR that pioneered in noise reduction and surround sound which led to the development of many state-of-the-art technologies, for which he held more than 50 U.S. patents.
- Attended and graduated from Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California.
- Received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in Stanford, California (1957).
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