I think a lot of developments start with the desire of the developer to get what he really wants so that he can use it. It's not just the technical fascination or the business opportunity.

Dolby is a Fellow and past president of the Audio Engineering Society. He was raised in San Francisco California and attended Sequoia High School (Redwood City California). In 1957 Dolby received his B.

He was also a co-inventor of video tape recording while at Ampex. Ray Dolby (born January 18 1933) is an American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR. He is the founder of Dolby Laboratories.