A personal account of early work and experiments, with words and pictures by Stephen Thornton.

Michael was a remarkable character whose deep contributions to audio are now becoming more widely appreciated. This is a non-technical account aimed at bringing his early work to a wider audience. It contains descriptions of his published articles and a blow-by-blow account of experimental sessions, illustrated by dozens of contemporary photographs. These give a fascinating insight into a unique individual.

The author, Stephen Thornton, was my husband; he died in April 2013. Profits from sales of this book will help support children to attend school in Uganda.

Chapters: Introduction; Early Days; Surround Sound from Two-Channel Stereo; The Dolby Experience; Microphones; Tetrahedral Recording; Commercial Quadraphonics; BBC Quadraphonics; Electronic Music Concert; Ambisonics; Michael the Man.

Large format (12 inches square), 84 pages, 146 black-and-white and colour photographs.