Tomlinson Holman

Tomlinson M. "Tom" Holman (born 1946) is an American film theorist, audio engineer, and inventor of film technologies, such as the sound system. He developed the world's first sound system. Holman presently serves as a distinguished engineer at Apple Inc.Truta, Filip Truta (May 5, 2011). "Apple Hires Sound Systems Inventor Tomlinson Holman". .
==Early life and education==
Holman grew up in and received a B.S. in communications from the in 1968. He remained with the university as a technician for the motion picture production center until June 1973.Tomlinson Holman, LinkedIn. Accessed 2021-03-03."Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering: Full-Time Faculty". . Retrieved September 11, 2012.
==Career==
In September 1977, Holman founded the Apt Corporation in , where he developed the successful Apt Holman Preamplifier.Apt Holman Preamplifier by Ken Rockwell. 2015-05. In September 1980, Holman joined , where he became the corporate technical director and developed the sound system, of which the name was derived from founder ' first film and "Tom Holman's eXperiment".Q&A with Tomlinson Holman, Pioneer of THX, Sound & Video Contractor. 2008-04-03.
In September 1987, Holman became a professor at the 's and , where he researched and taught film and television sound. His textbooks, such as Sound for Film and Television, have been required reading in college film courses.Audio Arabesque: New Sound Technologies and Techniques for Film, Television, and PCs: An Interview of Tomlinson Holman (PDF) by Bill Whittington, Spectator vol.17 no.2. USC School of Cinematic Arts. Spring/Summer 1997.
===Apple Inc.===
In May 2011, Holman joined Apple to provide technical direction for the company's audio products. In September 2019, he became a distinguished engineer.
==Awards==
In 2002, Holman received the for the research and systems integration resulting in the improvement of motion picture loudspeaker systems. In 2007, he received the for the development of .
==References==
==External links==
*TMH Labs Holman's entertainment technology company
*Interviews with Tomlinson Holman at the Digital Library
*Surround Sound with Tomlinson Holman at Home Theater Geeks (2009-12-24)
* at Wikipedia
===Books===
* 5.1 Surround Sound: Up and Running by Tomlinson Holman, Focal Press. 2000.
* Sound for Film and Television by Tomlinson Holman, Focal Press. 2002.
* Sound for Digital Video by Tomlinson Holman, Taylor & Francis. 2005.
* Surround Sound: Up and Running (second edition) by Tomlinson Holman, Taylor & Francis. 2014-06-20.
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