Editing Ray Dolby (section)

==Death and legacy==
Dolby died of [[leukemia]] on September 12, 2013, at his home in San Francisco at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web| title = Founder and Director Emeritus of Dolby Laboratories Dies at Age 80| publisher = [[Dolby Laboratories]]| date = September 12, 2013| url = http://investor.dolby.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=790493| access-date = September 12, 2013| archive-date = September 15, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130915023953/http://investor.dolby.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=790493| url-status = dead}}</ref> Dolby was survived by his wife [[Dagmar Dolby|Dagmar]], two sons, [[Tom Dolby|Tom]] and David, and four grandchildren.<ref name=indy>{{cite news |title=A minute's silence: audio pioneer Ray Dolby dies aged 80 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/a-minutes-silence-audio-pioneer-ray-dolby-dies-aged-80-8814025.html | newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date = September 13, 2013 | first = James | last = Vincent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://library.creativecow.net/article.php?author_folder=kaufman_debra&article_folder=Ray-Dolby_Obituary&page=1|title=Remembering Ray Dolby: A Life of Invention|last=Kaufman|first=Debra|website=CreativeCow.net}}</ref> Kevin Yeaman, president and chief executive of Dolby Laboratories, said, "Today we lost a friend, mentor and true visionary."<ref name=indy/> [[Neil Portnow]], president of the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]], said Dolby had "changed the way we listen to music and movies for nearly 50 years" and that Dolby's "technologies have become an essential part of the creative process for recording artists and filmmakers, ensuring his remarkable legacy for generations to come."<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24075429 | title = Audio pioneer Ray Dolby dies aged 80 | publisher=[[BBC News]] |date = September 13, 2013}}</ref>

In his will, Dolby bequeathed £35 million to [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]], reportedly the largest single donation received by any college in the university's history.<ref>{{cite news|title=American inventor bequeaths largest-ever donation to Cambridge's Pembroke College|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/American-inventor-bequeaths-largest-donation/story-28292778-detail/story.html|access-date=4 December 2015|work=Cambridge News|date=3 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208094749/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/American-inventor-bequeaths-largest-donation/story-28292778-detail/story.html|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> In December 2017 it was announced that his family had donated a further £85m from his estate to Cambridge University's [[Cavendish Laboratory]]<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42234034 | title = Dolby estate gives Cambridge University Cavendish lab £85m | publisher=[[BBC News]] |date = December 6, 2017}}</ref> which funded a physics professorship and the building of the Ray Dolby Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/university-of-cambridge-receives-114-million-from-dolby-estate|title=University of Cambridge Receives $114 Million From Dolby Estate|website=Philanthropynewsdigest.org|access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> Funding for the new building was supplemented with £75m from the UK government, and it was completed in 2024; its facilities include lecture halls and 173 laboratories.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burnett |first=Amy |date=2024-05-31 |title=New Milestone for the Ray Dolby Centre as Construction Completes |url=https://www.bouygues-uk.com/new-milestone-for-the-ray-dolby-centre-as-construction-completes/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Bouygues UK |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Sarah |date=2025-05-09 |title=New era of UK physics research begins with opening of Cambridge’s Ray Dolby Centre |url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/opening-of-ray-dolby-centre |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=University of Cambridge |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, the Dolby Family Fund for Excellence in Physics was expected to fund further academic posts and PhD studentships, as well as an annual symposium.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Dolby family extend their support to create a new fund for excellence in physics |url=https://www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/impact-of-giving/gift-announcements/dolby-family-extend-their-support |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=The campaign for the University and Colleges of Cambridge |language=en}}</ref>