Heber resident Jim Fosgate was a family man, inventor and holder of some 17 patents. He pioneered sound technology by inventing the first car stereo amplifier. He launched an audio company in Heber and was the creator of surround sound. Jim passed away in December at the age of 85. A celebration of his life will be held at Red Butte Garden on May 21.
A tribute to surround sound pioneer Jim Fosgate
![The National Capital Radio and Television Museum in Bowie, Md., is home to radios dating back to the 1920s.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9667406/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1998+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2015%2F02%2F12%2Fradio-museum01_custom-744bd50a3ded84abae0e22170dfaba02d748e5b2.jpg)
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