Ampex Corporation
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.)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Silicon Valley ephemera collection, 1976- | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Poniatoff, A. M. (Alexander Mathew), 1892-1980. Alexander Mathew Poniatoff papers, 1948-1980. | California Digital Library | |
| referencedIn | Lappen, Chester Irwin,. Oral history interview with Chester Irwin Lappen, 1993 June 10. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| referencedIn | Mary Beth and Richard Hess technical manual collection, 1970-2000. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Ampex Corporation. Historical videorecordings, nd. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Raytheon Company. Semiconductor Division. Files kept to monitor the electronics industry, 1965-1986. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Richard Hess Mullin-Palmer Tape Restoration Project Collection, 1934-2008, Bulk, 1946-1950 | Archive of Recorded Sound | |
| referencedIn | Hess, Richard L., collector. Richard Hess Mullin-Palmer Tape Restoration Project Collection. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Ampex Corporation records, circa 1944-1999 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Ampex Collection Addenda, 1944-1998 | Archive of Recorded Sound | |
| referencedIn | James, Florence,. Florence James collection of Alexander M. Poniatoff and Ampex Corporation papers, 1964-1978. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Orr, John Herbert, 1911-1984. Papers, 1940-1984. | Auburn University. | |
| referencedIn | Tomash, Erwin,. Oral history interview with Erwin Tomash, 1973 Mar. 14, 1973 Apr. 5. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | Ampex Corporation. Ampex Corporation records, ca. 1944-1999. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Raytheon Company Semiconductor Division Files Kept to Monitor the Electronics Industry, 1965-1986 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Durfey, George K.,. Ampex museum : photographs, 1995. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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| associatedWith | Durfey, George K., | person |
| associatedWith | Hess, Richard L. | person |
| associatedWith | Hess, Richard L., collector. | person |
| associatedWith | James, Florence, | person |
| associatedWith | Lappen, Chester Irwin, | person |
| associatedWith | Orr, John Herbert, 1911-1984. | person |
| associatedWith | Poniatoff, Alexander Matthew, 1892- | person |
| associatedWith | Poniatoff, A. M. (Alexander Mathew), 1892-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Raytheon Company. Semiconductor Division. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tomash, Erwin, | person |
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| Audio and video recording devices |
| Data transmission systems |
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