Editing Tomlinson Holman (section)

==Career==
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).<ref>[http://ee.usc.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_directory/#h "Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering: Full-Time Faculty"]. [[USC Viterbi School of Engineering]]. Retrieved September 11, 2012.</ref>

In 2002 he received the [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sci-Tech Awards|url=https://www.oscars.org/sci-tech|website=Oscars.org|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2022}} 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ieee.org/about/awards/tfas/ibuka.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406063903/http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/tfas/ibuka.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2010|title=IEEE IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award|website=[[IEEE]]|language=en-us|access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref>

Holman taught film and television sound at the School of Cinematic Arts, [[University of Southern California]] from 1987 to 2011.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

In 2011 - 2021, [[Softpedia]] reported that [[Apple Inc.]] had employed Holman, and speculated that this was to work on audio projects.<ref name=Softpedia/>