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Leo Leroy Beranek (September 15, 1914 – October 10, 2016) was an American acoustics expert, former MIT professor, and a founder and former president of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (now BBN Technologies).
LEO LEROY BERANEK, a renowned acoustician, teacher, philanthropist, leading light of hi-fi sound, and cofounder of the internet-pioneering company Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN), died October 10, 2016, at the age of 102. He was a pillar and major contributor to the field of noise control engineering.
Oct 13, 2020 · The Bolt Beranek partnership between Richard Bolt and Leo Beranek began in 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bolt and Beranek were MIT professors, and the oritinal business was acoutic consulting.
Oct 17, 2016 · Dr. Beranek was a sought-after acoustics genius, and Bolt, Beranek & Newman’s first contract was to design the acoustics of the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York.
Bolt started a consulting firm with another MIT professor, Leo Beranek, in 1948, and worked on such projects as doing an audio analysis of the JFK assassination, the "18.5 minute gap" in Nixon's White House tapes, and improving the sound in concert halls.
Jun 15, 2021 · From left: Leo L. Beranek, Richard H. Bolt and Robert B. Newman. In the Spring of 1951, Newman was admitted to the Bolt/Beranek partnership, resulting in the creation of Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
In 1948, Beranek and Richard Bolt founded Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. (BBN), a high-tech company with roots as an acoustical consulting firm that evolved into an important contributor of computer innovations.
