Tomlinson M. Holman (born 1946) is an American
film theorist, audio engineer, and inventor of film technologies, notably the
Lucasfilm's
THX
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sound system. He developed the world's first
10.2 sound system.
[Truta, Filip Truta (May 5, 2011)]
"Apple Hires Sound Systems Inventor Tomlinson Holman"
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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
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from the
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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(1968).
In 2002 he received the
Academy Award for Technical Achievement. 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.
Holman taught film and television sound at the School of Cinematic Arts,
University of Southern California
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from 1987 to 2011.
In 2011 - 2021,
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reported that
Apple Inc.
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had employed Holman, and speculated that this was to work on audio projects.
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Books
* ''Sound for Film and Television'' (2001)
* ''Surround Sound: Up and Running'' (2008)
See also
* James A. Moorer
References
External links
Holman's current entertainment technology company
* Association for Computing Machinerybr>Video Interviews with Tomlinson Holman
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Living people
American acoustical engineers
USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners
Film theorists
CAS Career Achievement Award honorees
1946 births
Lucasfilm people
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