Leo Beranek

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acoustical engineer author businessperson entrepreneur human

Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.

Aliases (1)

Leo Leroy Beranek ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	acoustical engineer → author → businessperson → entrepreneur → human →
academicDegree	PhD in acoustics →
awardReceived	ASA Distinguished Service Citation → ASA Gold Medal → ASA Silver Medal in Noise → Gold Medal of the Acoustical Society of America → IEEE Founders Medal → National Medal of Science → Wallace Clement Sabine Medal →
coFounded	Bolt Beranek and Newman →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1914-09-15 →
dateOfDeath	2016-10-10 →
diedIn	Westwood, Massachusetts, United States →
educatedAt	Cornell College → Harvard University →
employer	Bolt Beranek and Newman → Harvard University → Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
familyName	Beranek →
fieldOfWork	acoustics → architectural acoustics → electroacoustics →
fullName	Leo Leroy Beranek →
givenName	Leo →
knownFor	co-founding Bolt Beranek and Newman → design and evaluation of concert hall acoustics → pioneering work in architectural acoustics → work on noise control →
livedIn	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Engineering →
notableProject	acoustic consulting for Lincoln Center → acoustic evaluation of major concert halls worldwide →
notableWork	Acoustics (1954 book) → Acoustics: Sound Fields and Transducers → Concert Halls and Opera Houses: Music, Acoustics, and Architecture → Music, Acoustics, and Architecture →
occupation	acoustics expert → company executive → consultant → engineer → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Solon, Iowa, United States →
positionHeld	chief executive officer of Bolt Beranek and Newman → president of Bolt Beranek and Newman →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
BBN Technologies → Bolt Beranek and Newman →	foundedBy
James L. Flanagan →	doctoralAdvisor
Leo Beranek ("Leo Leroy Beranek") →	fullName
ASA Gold Medal →	notableRecipient