Ampex Corporation

Dates:

Active 1944

Active 1999

Biographical notes:

Founded in 1944 in San Carlos, California, by Alexander M. Poniatoff, an electrical engineer born in Russia. Ampex is a technology leader in high-performance digital information recording and storage products utilized in a variety of fields, including scientific, government, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, data processing, oil and gas exploration, engineering, aerospace, film and video. Primarily known for their mass storage systems, instrumentation/data recorders, helical scan tape drives, robotic storage libraries, post-production switchers, digital special effects, tape cartridges, and system components.

From the description of Ampex Corporation records, ca. 1944-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462656728

Biography / Administrative History

Founded in 1944 in San Carlos, California by Alexander M. Poniatoff, an electrical engineer born in Russia. Ampex is a technology leader in high-performance digital information recording and storage products utilized in a variety of fields, including scientific, government, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, data processing, oil and gas exploration, engineering, aerospace, film and video. Primarily known for their mass storage systems, instrumentation/data recorders, helical scan tape drives, robotic storage libraries, post-production switchers, digital special effects, tape cartridges, and system components.

From the guide to the Ampex Corporation records, circa 1944-1999, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)