Background
Holman, Tomlinson was born on June 8, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Tomlinson and Margaret Louise (Curley) Holman.
Holman, Tomlinson was born on June 8, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Tomlinson and Margaret Louise (Curley) Holman.
University of Illinois system. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
He developed the world"s first 10.2 sound system. Early in his career, Holman developed what was known as the Holman Preamplifier for the Advanced Package Tool Corporation, a former Massachusetts entity founded by Holman. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1968).
In 2001 Holman wrote Sound for Film and Television (2001), which is required reading in many college film courses.
In 2008 he published the book Surround Sound: Up and Running. Tom Holman teaches film sound at the University of Southern California.
In 2011 he became an employee of Apple Incorporated.
Fellow Audio Engineering Society (board governors), British Kinematograph Sound and television Society, Society Motion Picture and television Engineers (Samuel Warner medal 1987, Eastman Kodak gold medal 1990, Journal certificate 1994). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Acoustical Society of America.