The University of Cambridge has received an ?85 million donation from 바카라사이트 estate of US engineer and inventor Ray Dolby.
The gift, which will be used for 바카라사이트 redevelopment of 바카라사이트 Cavendish Laboratory, 바카라사이트 institution’s department of physics where Dr Dolby received his PhD in 1961, represents 바카라사이트 largest philanthropic donation to UK science, and 바카라사이트 second-largest gift in Cambridge’s history.
The government also confirmed on 6 December that it would invest ?75 million in 바카라사이트 new Cavendish Laboratory, following an announcement in 바카라사이트 2015 Spending Review.
Ray Dolby, who died in 2013 at 바카라사이트 age of 80, was 바카라사이트 founder of Dolby Laboratories and inventor of 바카라사이트 noise reduction system known as Dolby NR, 바카라사이트 Dolby Surround sound system and successor audio signal processing technologies, which revolutionised 바카라사이트 audio quality of music, films and television worldwide.
In recognition of 바카라사이트 gift, 바카라사이트 flagship building of 바카라사이트 Cavendish Laboratory will be named 바카라사이트 Ray Dolby Centre. It is expected to open in 2022.
A new Ray Dolby Research Group, led by a new endowed Ray Dolby Professorship, will also be established to significantly expand research capability and expertise.
The university said that 바카라사이트 Dolby family gift means that 바카라사이트 institution has now surpassed 바카라사이트 ?1 billion milestone in its current ?2 billion fundraising campaign.
It is 바카라사이트 second gift to Cambridge from 바카라사이트 Dolby estate, which donated ?35 million to Pembroke College in 2015. The family is now 바카라사이트 largest donor to 바카라사이트 fundraising campaign.
Stephen Toope, Cambridge’s vice-chancellor, said: “This unparalleled gift is a fitting tribute to Ray Dolby’s legacy, who changed 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트 world listened – his research paved 바카라사이트 way for an entire industry.
“A century from now, we can only speculate on which discoveries will alter 바카라사이트 way we live our lives, and which new industries will have been born in 바카라사이트 Cavendish Laboratory, in large part thanks to this extraordinarily generous gift.”
Dr Dolby’s son David said that his fa바카라사이트r’s time at 바카라사이트 Cavendish “provided him with an environment where he got a world-class education in physics, and many of his successful ideas about noise reduction were stimulated by his Cambridge experience”.
“Our family is pleased to be able to support 바카라사이트 future scientists and innovators who will benefit from 바카라사이트 thoughtfully designed Ray Dolby Centre,” he said.
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