Background
He was born on July 27, 1920 in San Francisco, California.
He was born on July 27, 1920 in San Francisco, California.
San José State University. Lowell High School.
The engineering team that created the videotape recorder when they worked for Ampex under his direction were Charles Andersen, Ray Dolby, Shelby Henderson, Fred Pfost, and the late Alex Maxey. Ginsburg earned a bachelor"s degree from San José State University in 1948. He worked as an engineer at Department of Administration and Management-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.
He died on April 9, 1992 in Eugene, Oregon. Honors and David Sarnoff Award of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) (1957), United States. Patent 3,003,025 United States. Patent 2,968,692 United States. Patent 2,956,114 United States. Patent 2,921,990 United States. Patent 2,916,547 United States. Patent 2,916,546 United States. Patent 2,866,012.
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. Potts Medal from the Franklin Institute (1969) John Scott Medal from the Corporation of the city of Philadelphia Video Achievement Award from the former International Tape/Disc Association (1975) Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (1990). Inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame (2000).
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.
