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Date of Birth
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18-January-1933
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Place of Birth
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Portland
(Oregon, United States of America, Area code 503, Area code 971)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Ray M. Dolby
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Profession
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Inventor, Electrical engineer, Engineer
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Ray Milton Dolby, OBE was an American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR. He helped develop the video tape recorder while at Ampex. He was the founder of Dolby Laboratories. He was also a billionaire and a member of the Forbes 400 with an estimated net worth of US$2.9 billion in 2008 although as of September 2012 it was estimated to have declined to $2.4 billion.
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