Pioneers In The Industry-Who Has Made A Difference

[MylesBAstor]

Since Peter Walker was already referred I will pick other great electrostatic designers : Arthur Janszen and Roger West.

I think we need to keep it more seminal contributions to the industry/technology. If you're going to pick estats, then how do you leave out Sanders/Sutherland? Or even Harold Beveridge? But as far as stats, it would have to be Quad, KLH and Janszen.

 

[garylkoh]

I'm sure Gary Koh would agree about Arnie Nudell

Yes, definitely Arnie Nudell.

Also John Ulrick who realized the first working Class D amplifier.

 

[garylkoh]

For me, I revere:

Lord John William Strutt, 3rd Baron of Rayleigh - developed the duplex theory of human sound localization (the basis of stereo as we know it). He also wrote The Theory of Sound Vol. 1 during a cruise down the river Nile with his wife.

Nikola Tesla - first proved the feasibility of radio transmission (the US Supreme Court overturned Guglielmo Marconi's patent of the radio in favor of Tesla)

Thomas Edison - invented the light bulb, without which we wouldn't be able to read the liner notes on the LP jackets in our dark listening rooms.

 

[JackD201]

Lee de Forest for taking the "light bulb" a step further

 

[DonH50]

Toole? Everest?

 

[rsorren1]

A couple of names that came to mind not mentioned: "Prof" Keith O. Johnson, Gordon Gow, Ray Kimber. All pioneers in the industry in my view.

 

[Gregadd]

let's not forget the modifiers They took unfinished or unreliable products and made them reach their full potential.