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Amar Bose

1929-11-02 – 2013-07-12

Life & Legacy

Amar Gopal Bose (Bengali pronunciation: [ɔmoɾ ɡopal boʃu]; November 2, 1929 – July 12, 2013) was an American entrepreneur and academic. An electrical engineer and sound engineer, he was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for over 45 years. He was also the founder and chairman of Bose Corporation.
In 2011, he donated a majority of the company to MIT in the form of non-voting shares to sustain and advance MIT's education and research mission.

Occupation & Career

audio engineer, entrepreneur, teacher, businessperson, engineer, inventor, electrical engineer

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Abington Senior High School

Faith & Community

Hinduism

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

National Inventors Hall of Fame; Fulbright Scholarship; IEEE Fellow; IEEE Maxwell Award

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Fulbright Scholarship · IEEE Fellow · IEEE Maxwell Award · National Inventors Hall of Fame

Church

Hinduism

Employer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Organizations & Memberships

Acoustical Society of America · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · National Academy of Engineering

Education & Institutions

Abington Senior High School · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q454696 — wikidata View source

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