Tomlinson Holman
Template:Short description Tomlinson Miles Holman II<ref name="Alumni Award">DGNHS Alumni Award of Excellence; accessed 15 July 2009 Template:Webarchive</ref> (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.<ref name=Softpedia>Truta, Filip Truta (May 5, 2011). "Apple Hires Sound Systems Inventor Tomlinson Holman". Softpedia.</ref>
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).<ref>"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>Template:Cite web</ref>Template: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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Holman taught film and television sound at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California from 1987 to 2011.Template:Cn
In 2011 - 2021, Softpedia reported that Apple Inc. had employed Holman, and speculated that this was to work on audio projects.<ref name=Softpedia/>
Books
[edit]- Sound for Film and Television (2001)
- Surround Sound: Up and Running (2008)