Dolby Laboratories was founded by Ray Dolby in 1965. (Photo credit: Dolby)
“Ray Dolby’s pioneering work in sound played a pivotal role in allowing Star Wars to be the truly immersive experience I had always dreamed it would be.”
— GEORGE LUCAS
Ray Dolby (1933–2013), an American engineer and inventor, founded Dolby Laboratories in London, in 1965, with a staff of four. The goal was to do things with sound that had never been done before. To push the limits. To help artists tell their stories, the…
