Now Hear This: The Life of Hugh S. Knowles, Acoustical Engineer and Enterpreneur by Susan Goodwillie

Now Hear This: The Life of Hugh S. Knowles, Acoustical Engineer and Enterpreneur

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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 215 pages

Published by: Francis Press October 15, 1999

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 0966505123

ISBN 13 Number: 978-0966505122

Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches

Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Leo Beranek, professor emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; past president, Acoustical Society of America.
"This fascinating biography is of an entrepreneur, decades ahead of the Silicon Valley crowd, who invented loudspeakers, microphones and the innards of nearly all hearing aids manufactured up to this day. His fantastic early life in Mexico, New York and radio telegraphy aboard ships all reflect the desire of a youth to put a creative brain to maximum purpose. A delightful read."

Marjorie Skafte, editorial director, Hearing Review
"A fascinating account of atruly outstanding manwhose business success was motivated by his deep concern for making the world a better place to live, especially for persons with hearing loss."

Reader Reviews
This excellent publication chronicles the life of Hugh S. Knowles (LF). From his meager and violent beginnings as a youth living in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution to his death in 1988. Born in Iowa in 1904, Knowles spent most of his youth in Mexico in the midst of the Revolution. Even during his youth he exhibited great abilities, which led to his graduation from high school at the age of fourteen. His stint in the Merchant marines was a maturing experience, and the beginning of his career as an engineer. His college years almost proved to be too much, as he was talking a full course load each semester while holding done two jobs. His marriage to Josephine proved to be his true soul mate and a remarkable woman herself. She toiled endlessly throughout her entire life to support the family and his companies. Her untimely death at an early age left Hugh and his children devastated. As Hugh traveled through life, he had a sincere interest in not only technology, but also the people he dealt with. He was a perfectionist, who always insisted on overseeing the development of produced by Knowles Electronics. He had a personable side to him, as was well respected by not only his peers, but other individuals that he encountered in life. His final years with wife Nancy were reflective. The book nicely mixes personal/family history with technology, explaining Hugh's invention in a manner understandable to the non-engineer. Susan Goodwillie gives us in-site into Hugh's fascination with the invention of the transistor and his understanding of its importance and future applications. Comment | | (Report this)

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