Charles Ginsburg
Charles Paulson Ginsburg (born July 27, 1920 in San Francisco , † April 9, 1992 in Eugene , Oregon ) was an American pioneer of magnetic tape recording technology.
He received his bachelor's degree from San José State University in 1948 and then worked at the San Francisco area radio station until 1951 . Alexander M. Poniatoff then brought him to Ampex , where he led the research team that developed the first video recorder . He realized the idea of the rotating magnetic head, known since the 1930s (see helical track recording ). He worked for Ampex until his retirement in 1986, most recently as Vice President for Technology.
Ginsburg has been a member of the National Academy of Engineering since 1973 , which honors him in its obituary as the inventor and authoritative developer of video magnetic tape recording technology for instant playback.
In 1990 he was inducted into the American National Inventors Hall of Fame and in 2000 into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame . He held various American patents.
Awards
- David Sarnoff Award of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) (1957),
- Vladimir K. Zworykin Award of the Institute of Radio Engineers (1958),
- Valdemar Poulsen Gold Medal from the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (1960),
- Howard N. Pott's Franklin Institute Medal (1969),
- John Scott Award from the City of Philadelphia Board of Directors of Trusts, Video Achievement Award from the former International Tape / Disc Association (1975),
US patents
- U.S. Patent 3,003,025
- U.S. Patent 2,968,692
- U.S. Patent 2,956,114
- U.S. Patent 2,921,990
- U.S. Patent 2,916,547
- U.S. Patent 2,916,546
- U.S. Patent 2,866,012
Web links
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- ^ A b Charles Ginsburg . Consumer Electronics Association. 2000. Archived from the original on July 9, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 16, 2007.
- ↑ Obituary of the NAE (Eng.)
- ↑ (Engl.) Short biography on invent.org ( Memento of the original on 23 November 2005 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ List of the winners of the IEEE Vladimir K. Zworykin Prize
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ginsburg, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ginsburg, Charles Paulson (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor and technician, pioneer of magnetic tape recording technology |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1992 |
| Place of death | Eugene , Oregon |