Amar Bose, Abington Alum Who Pioneered Speaker Technology, Dies At 83

Amar Gopal Bose, whose name graces speakers all over the world, in cars and in houses, died over the weekend. He was 83.

Bose, a pioneer in the world of electronics and speaker technology, grew up in the Hollywood section of the township, and was inducted into the Abington High School Hall of Fame in 1988 after receiving the Inventor of the Year award in 1987.

According to the Bose website, Bose founded his company in 1964 and introduced its 901 Direct/Reflecting speakers in 1968. Click here to see a list of Bose Corporation milestones.

From Bose Corporation President Bob Maresca:

“It is impossible to put into words what Dr. Bose meant to each of us, and to Bose. He was more than our chairman. He was our teacher — always encouraging us, always believing that we could do great things, and that anything was possible.

“Dr. Bose founded Bose Corporation almost 50 years ago with a set of guiding principals that never changed, and never will. Bose Corporation will remain privately held, and stay true to his ideals …”

Bose received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate — all in electrical engineering — from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a professor at MIT. According to the school’s website, Bose donated the majority of the stock in his corporation to the school in 2011. 

For more about Bose from the MIT website, click here.

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