"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
09/12/2013 at 23:54 • Filed to: None
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"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
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RIP Ray Dolby
POD
> Brian, The Life of
09/13/2013 at 00:01 |
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Sad deal. He did some amazing work.
Awards and honors
1971 — AES Silver Medal
1983 — SMPTE Progress Medal For his contributions to theater sound and his continuing work in noise reduction and quality improvements in audio and video systems and as a prime inventor of the videotape recorder
1985 — SMPTE Alexander M. Poniatoff Gold Medal
1986 — honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1988 — Eduard Rhein Ring of Honor from the German Eduard Rhein Foundation
1989 — 61st Academy Awards — Academy Award, Scientific or Technical
1989 — Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)
1992 — AES Gold Medal
1995 — Special Merit/Technical Grammy Award
1997 — U.S. National Medal of Technology
1997 — IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1999 — honorary Doctor degree by the University of York
2000 — honorary Doctor of Science degree from Cambridge University
2003 — Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
2004 — inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame
2010 — IEEE Edison Medal
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Brian, The Life of
> POD
09/13/2013 at 00:03 |
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Alzheimer's sucks :(
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POD
> Brian, The Life of
09/13/2013 at 00:06 |
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I thought it was Leukemia? He was suffering from Alzheimer's as well though. Really crappy deal either way.