Charles Ginsburg
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Charles Ginsburg (1920-1992) was the leader of a research team at Ampex which developed one of the first practical videotape recorders[1].
Born in San Francisco, California, Ginsburg earned a bachelor's degree from San José State in 1948. He worked as an engineer at AM-radio station KQW (now KCBS). He joined Ampex in 1951, and remained there until his retirement in 1986, holding the title Vice President of Advanced Technology.[2] Ginsburg was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1973, being cited for invention and pioneering development of video magnetic tape recording for instant playback[3].
[edit] Honors and 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)[4],
- Valdemar Poulsen Gold Medal from the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (1960),
- Howard N. Potts Medal from the Franklin Institute (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),
- Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (1990)[5].
- Inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame (2000).[2]
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ Group photo including Ginsburg and his team
- ^ a b Charles Ginsburg. Consumer Electronics Association (2000). Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
- ^ Memorial Tribute NAE
- ^ List of IEEE Vladimir K. Zworykin Award recipients
- ^ Short bio
