Ray Dolby

About Ray Dolby

Audio tech titan Ray Dolby died on Sept. 12, 2013 after suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and acute leukemia. He was 80.The founder of Dolby Laboratories, he played clarinet as a child and became fascinated with reed vibrations. Audio and video company Ampex hired him at age 16 to develop electrical components of its tape recording system. He earned a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Cambridge. In 1963, Dolby took up a two-year appointment as a United Nations adviser in India, and then returned to London to found Dolby Laboratories in 1965. He made his fortune with audio-processing system... Read More

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Source of Wealth: Dolby Laboratories, Self Made

Citizenship: United States

Children: 2

Education: Doctorate, University of Cambridge; Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University

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