Ampex

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Ampex

COMPANY

Founded 1944, invented the videotape recorder and the slow motion instant replay.

Official Website:
http://www.ampex.com/

Industry:
Manufacturing

Ticker:
NASDAQ:AMPX

Corporate headquarters:
Redwood City, CA

Sales:
$53M (2005)

Employees:
125

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Alexander M. Poniatoff Business 1892 1980 Founder of Ampex

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. Diplomat 3-Nov-1924 US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1972-76

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ray Milton Dolby Inventor 18-Jan-1933 Inventor of Dolby stereo

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Nolan Bushnell Business 5-Feb-1943 Co-founder of Atari, started Chuck E. Cheese

Larry Ellison Business 17-Aug-1944 CEO of Oracle

Fakir Musafar Performance Artist 10-Aug-1930 Coined the term modern primitives

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