Charles Coleman

Charles Hubert Coleman Jr. (October 28, 1926 – July 13, 2005) was an American electronics engineer and a pioneer in the field of color video tape recording and later in high data-rate digital tape recording. He was also an amateur explorer and avid pilot.

Early life Coleman was born on October 28, 1926, in Washington, DC and, as one of three children, grew up in Charleston, Illinois. His father was a professor of history at a state teacher's college. time base correction and applied it to improve the quality of the black and white TV broadcasts from WBKB

Career at Ampex By 1960, engineers at Ampex Corporation in had recognized the superior quality of the recorded TV images being shown on a certain Chicago TV station (WBKB). and pushing the boundaries of high data-rate tape-recording. Coleman made many inventions and received many accolades for his work. He received both the SMPTE David Sarnoff Gold Medal and the IEEE Vladimir K. Zworykin Award in 1970 for his contributions to color video tape recording. Coleman was also the driving force behind the Digital Cassette Recording System. Ampex' most successful digital product. His colleagues at Ampex included Charles Ginsburg, John Mallinson, and Neal Bertram.