Tomlinson Miles Holman II[1] (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.[2]
Career
editEarly 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).[3]
In 2002 he received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement.[4][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.[5]
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.[2]
Books
edit- Sound for Film and Television (2001)
- Surround Sound: Up and Running (2008)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ DGNHS Alumni Award of Excellence; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 21 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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". IEEE. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. 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
