Leo L. Beranek (1914–2016)
Forfatter af Acoustics
Om forfatteren
Leo Leroy Beranek was born in Solon, Iowa on September 14, 1914. He received a degree in physics and mathematics from Cornell College and master's degree and doctorate in physics and communication engineering from Harvard University. He was an assistant professor at Harvard from 1940 until 1946. vis mere During World War II, he became the director of Harvard's Electroacoustic Lab, where he worked to improve voice communication with airplanes for the military. After the war, he taught at M.I.T. and helped found Bolt, Beranek & Newman. His company designed the acoustics for the United Nations and concert halls at Lincoln Center and Tanglewood and built the first computer-based network under contract from the Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency. His most successful book, Acoustics, was first published in 1954 and remains a textbook for acoustic engineering students. He died on October 10, 2016 at the age of 102. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Image credit: Leo L. Beranek receives the National Medal of Science (National Science Foundation)
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- Fødselsdato
- 1914-09-15
- Dødsdag
- 2016-10-10
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Solon, Iowa, USA
- Dødssted
- Westwood, Massachusetts, USA
- Uddannelse
- Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa (BS|1936)
Harvard University (MS; PhD 1940) - Erhverv
- Spezialist für Akustik
Professor
engineer
acoustics engineer - Organisationer
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- National Medal of Science (Engineering, 2002)
Rayleigh Medal (2014)
Medlemmer
Anmeldelser
Statistikker
- Værker
- 10
- Medlemmer
- 147
- Popularitet
- #140,982
- Vurdering
- 3.8
- Anmeldelser
- 2
- ISBN
- 27