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.

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.

Career
In September 1977, Holman founded the Apt Corporation in, where he developed the successful Apt Holman Preamplifier. 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 eX'''periment".

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.

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.

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.