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University of Oxford.
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Michael Gerzon
Edit Profileengineer mathematician audio engineer
Career
He also made a large number of recordings, many in the field of free improvisation in which he had a particular interest. After studying mathematics at Oxford University, Gerzon joined Oxford"s Mathematical Institute working on axiomatic quantum theory, until his work in audio took him into working as a consultant. At university he already had a keen interest in both the theory and practice of recording, which he shared with a few fellow students including Peter Craven (the two were later the co-inventors of the soundfield microphone, and collaborated on many other projects).
Over the next few years, this interest led to the invention of Ambisonics, which can be seen as a theoretical and practical completion of the work done by Alan Blumlein in the field of stereophonic sound.
Although Ambisonics was not a commercial success, its theory underpinned much of his later work in audio such as his work with Waves Audio and Trifield. He was also active in the development of digital sound techniques, such as noise-shaped dither and Meridian Lossless Packing (Malta Labour Party, the lossless compression used in Digital Video Disc-Audio disks).
He was also awarded the Advanced Encryption Standard Publications Award posthumously in 1999. Gerzon died in 1996 from complications resulting from a severe asthma attack.
The Michael Gerzon Archive, an article describing its preservation
Richard Elen of Meridian Audio Limited.
Waves Audio Limited, a company for whom he consulted.
John Borwick in Gramophone. Barry Fox in The Guardian. Recorded tributes
Lincolnshire Burnt in Light by Evan Parker
Sequoia by The Aquabats
Early work
Gerzon"s Early Work, a website by Stephen Thornton.
Papers
The Gerzon Archive has a number of Gerzon"s less mathematical papers in downloadable form.
Stephen Thornton"s website includes a list of publications and unpublished reports. The Waves obituary has a comprehensive list of Gerzon"s papers at the education
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Nationality
United Kingdom