He continued to work with the United Nations until 1965, when he then moved to England and invented Dolby Laboratories. The same year he succeeded to invent the Dolby sound system. He received the honorary title of an officer from the British Empire in 1986. Ray Dolby also received the US technology award in 1997. In 2004, he got admission into the Hall of Honor of the inventors. He also chaired the Audio Engineering Society. On 12 September 2013, he died at his home, in San Francisco. Dolby noise reduction is a unique technology that is still in use. With the help of this technology, it is possible to compress the dynamic sound range and to extend it in playback.