| 57th Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards | ||||
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| Date | 29 September 2005 | |||
| Location | Bristol-Myers Squibb Princeton, New Jersey | |||
| Hosted by | Mark Cuban | |||
| Website | http://www.emmyonline.org/tech/  | |||
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The57thTechnology and Engineering Emmy Awards was held on 29 September 2005. TheNational Television Academy announced the winners atBristol-Myers Squibb inPrinceton, New Jersey.[1]
Emmys were also bestowed forVideo Gaming Technology and Applications, for the second year running. The award recognizes pioneering efforts and breakthroughs in the gaming world.[1]
TheAdvanced Media Technology awards honor the work being done inInteractive Television,New Media and related programming and technology. The technologies that are considered in this group embrace the expanded definition of television and include non-linear creation and distribution, point to point delivery, one and two screen television technologies and gaming for television delivery.[1]
For the first time, the Academy bestowed aLifetime Achievement Award in the area of Technology and Engineering.Mark Cuban, owner of theDallas Mavericks and founder ofHDnet, presented the award to the original inventors of thevideotape recorder:Charlie Ginsburg,Ray Dolby,Alex Maxey,Charlie Anderson,Fred Pfost andShelby Henderson. The six men, all then working forAmpex, introduced theVR-1000, (later named theAmpex Mark IV) the first practical videotape recorder, to the world on 14 March 1956 at theNational Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters convention inChicago.[1]
