Ampex

American audio and video recorder and storage media company
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Ampex

Summary

Ampex is a business[1]. Ampex ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ampex received the Technical Grammy Award[3].
  • Ampex is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ampex's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Ampex's instance of is recorded as brand[6].
  • Ampex's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • Ampex's founder is recorded as Alexander M. Poniatoff[8].
  • Ampex's headquarters location is recorded as Redwood City[9].
  • Ampex's has organizational division is recorded as Ampex Records[10].
  • Ampex's Commons category is recorded as Ampex[11].
  • Ampex's industry is recorded as electronics industry[12].
  • Ampex's industry is recorded as data management[13].
  • Ampex's archives at is recorded as Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[14].
  • January 1, 1944 marks the founding of Ampex[15].
  • Ampex's location of formation is recorded as San Carlos[16].
  • Ampex's official website is recorded as http://www.ampex.com[17].
  • Ampex's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/ampex-corporation-history/[18].
  • Ampex's described at URL is recorded as http://www.theampexstory.com/[19].
  • Ampex's described at URL is recorded as https://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/company.histories/ampex/ampex_history_project.html[20].
  • Ampex's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ampex.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/History-of-the-Early-Days-of-Ampex.pdf[21].
  • Ampex's product or material produced is recorded as magnetic tape[22].
  • Ampex's product or material produced is recorded as reel-to-reel tape players & recorders[23].
  • Ampex's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company[24].
  • Ampex's owner of is recorded as D-2[25].
  • Ampex's owner of is recorded as DCT[26].

Body

Founding

Ampex's founder is recorded as Alexander M. Poniatoff[8]. January 1, 1944 marks the founding of Ampex[15]. Ampex's location of formation is recorded as San Carlos[16].

Operations

Ampex's headquarters location is recorded as Redwood City[9].

Industry

Industries include electronics industry[12] and data management[13].

Ownership

Products include magnetic tape[22] and reel-to-reel tape players & recorders[23].

Recognition

Ampex received the Technical Grammy Award[3].

Why It Matters

Ampex ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2] Ampex has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Ampex is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Ampex receive?

Honors received include Technical Grammy Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has organizational division Ampex Records
    Headquarters location Redwood City
    Legal form subsidiary company
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