# Ray Dolby

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The Sound Board #36: The Analog Edition

This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is manned by Dr. Rob Levy with Prof. Tuffley manning the turret and Widgett Walls huddled in the sidecar. This episode’s central topic is: mix tapes and curating music. Is it a lost art? Is it the same thing no…

A tour of the Cavendish's new home with Andy Parker

Help us get better by taking our quick survey! Your feedback will help us understand how we can improve in the future. Thank you for your time. This is episode 13 of People Doing Physics, the podcast from the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. This month marks our first birthday! …

J.P. Morgan's Enormous Appetites

Red-nosed robber baron J.P. Morgan chain smoked eight inch cigars and ate three dozen oysters every morning. PLUS: Ray Dolby made a billion bucks using his great brain (and money-loving heart) to revolutionize the music industry. Do his heirs who now control the family fortune pay their fair share…

The Beggar's Bowl 4 - Going low - and Dolby Sound

The Beggar's Bowl 4 - A context for going low - and some thoughts about the strategy of Dolby Sound and its founder Ray Dolby. NOTE: I have no affiliation with Dolby and the comments in this podcast are purely my own views and thoughts. I also make no claim that anything said here is fact since …

J.P. Morgan's Enormous Appetites

#088: Red-nosed robber baron J.P. Morgan chain smoked eight inch cigars and ate three dozen oysters every morning. PLUS: Ray Dolby made a billion bucks using his great brain (and money-loving heart) to revolutionize the music industry. Do his heirs who now control the family fortune pay their fair …

Dolby Laboratories: The Sound Standard - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 107]

This is Matt Reustle and today we are breaking down Dolby Labs. Our favorite Breakdowns are those businesses, which are widely known but barely understood. Dolby fits the bill. You see the logo everywhere but what does Dolby technology do and how does the business work? To answer those questions an…

Dolby 5.1 Training Facility in Malaysia

Dolby Labs was founded by Ray Dolby in the UK in 1965 and ever since the first film with Dolby sound “A Clockwork Orange” in 1971, we have seen vast improvements in audio technology that plays a big part in creating an immersive experience in cinema’s and at home. Malaysia is set to embrace Digital…

From Noise to Nirvana - The Ray Dolby Story

Ray Dolby (January 18, 1933 – September 12, 2013) was an American engineer and inventor whose name became synonymous with pristine sound. Born in Portland, Oregon, Dolby’s fascination with audio began early, playing piano and clarinet while tinkering with sound technology as a teenager. At just 16,…

Can we cancel light waves?

Noise cancelling headphones filter out sound waves that we don’t want to hear. Listener Ahmed in Libya loves wearing his and, as he was listening to them, he had a thought: ‘Could we cancel out light waves in a similar way to how noise cancelling headphones do it?’ He sent his question to CrowdSci…

This Week in Television History: April 2026 PART II

   April 13, 1986 Return to Mayberry airs on NBC. The cast of the popular Andy Griffith Show is reunited for a one-time television special. Besides stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, the original show featured little Ronny Howard, who grew up to become a star of television's Happy Days a…