Tomlinson Holman
Tomlinson M. Holman (born 1946) is an American film theorist, audio engineer, and inventor of film technologies, notably the Lucasfilm's THX sound system. He developed the world's first 10.2 sound system.[1]
Career edit
Early in his career, Holman developed what was known as the Holman Preamplifier for the APT Corporation, a former Massachusetts entity founded by Holman. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1968).[2]
In 2002 he received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement.[3][failed verification] Specifically, for "the research and system integration resulting in the improvement of motion picture loudspeaker systems".
In 2007 he received the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Award.[4]
Holman taught film and television sound at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California from 1987 to 2011.[citation needed]
In 2011 - 2021, Softpedia reported that Apple Inc. had employed Holman, and speculated that this was to work on audio projects.[1]
Books edit
- Sound for Film and Television (2001)
- Surround Sound: Up and Running (2008)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Truta, Filip Truta (May 5, 2011). "Apple Hires Sound Systems Inventor Tomlinson Holman". Softpedia.
- ^ "Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering: Full-Time Faculty". USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Sci-Tech Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "IEEE IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award". www.ieee.org. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
External links edit
- Holman's current entertainment technology company
- Association for Computing Machinery Video Interviews with Tomlinson Holman
- Tomlinson Holman interviewed on the TV show Home Theatre Geeks on the TWiT.tv network