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Charles Coleman (engineer) is a 79-year-old American engineer who has a net worth of $1 million. He was born on October 28, 1926 in Washington, D.C. He is best known for his work in the aerospace industry, where he has worked for over 50 years. Coleman graduated from the University of Maryland in 1950 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He then went on to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which later became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). During his time at NACA, he worked on the development of the X-15 rocket plane and the Apollo program. In addition to his work at NACA, Coleman also worked for the United States Air Force, where he was involved in the development of the F-16 fighter jet. He also worked for the Boeing Company, where he was involved in the development of the 747 jumbo jet. Coleman has been married to his wife, Mary, since 1951. They have two children, Charles Jr. and Mary Ann. He currently resides in Maryland.

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Occupation Engineer, Inventor
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 28 October, 1926
Birthday 28 October
Birthplace Washington, D.C.
Date of death (2005-07-13) San Jose, California
Died Place San Jose, California
Nationality United States

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1960

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). Coleman was quickly lured to join Ampex in Redwood City, California where he spent the rest of his career on perfecting video tape recording 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 and, subsequently, the Alexander M. Poniatoff Award at Ampex in 1971, 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.

1926

Charles Hubert Coleman Jr. (October 28, 1926 – July 13, 2005) was an American electronic 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.

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. On his 17th birthday in October 1943, he joined the US Marines. Following boot camp, he was shipped to the Pacific and spent the remainder of the war teaching young Marines how to be radio technicians. Upon discharge in 1946, he joined WBKB-TV (now WBBM) in Chicago. In 1953, WBKB-TV was purchased by CBS Television. At CBS he quickly became a pioneer in the brand new field of video tape recording. Coleman invented Autotec time base correction and applied it to improve the quality of the black and white TV broadcasts from WBKB