Born in San Francisco, California, Ginsburg earned a bachelor's degree from San José State in 1948. He worked as an engineer at AM-radio station KQW (now KCBS). He joined Ampex in 1951, and remained there until his retirement in 1986, holding the title Vice President of Advanced Technology. Ginsburg was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1973, being cited for invention and pioneering development of video magnetic tape recording for instant playback.

Honors and Awards

• David Sarnoff Award of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) (1957),
• Vladimir K. Zworykin Award of the Institute of Radio Engineers (1958),
• Valdemar Poulsen Gold Medal from the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (1960),
• Howard N. Potts Medal from the Franklin Institute (1969),
• John Scott Award from the City of Philadelphia Board of Directors of Trusts, Video Achievement Award from the former International Tape/Disc Association (1975),
• Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (1990).
• Inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame (2000).

US Patents

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