Background
Bose, Amar Gopal was born on November 2, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Noni Gopal and Charlotte (Mechlin) Bose.
entrepreneur electrical engineer electronics executive
Bose, Amar Gopal was born on November 2, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Noni Gopal and Charlotte (Mechlin) Bose.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956.
Member faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1956; professor electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1966. Chairman, chief Executive officer Bose Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Achievements include pioneering work in modern acoustics which created the foundation of the Bose Corporation, introducing a variety of products including the 901 Direct/Reflecting speaker system, customised sound systems for automobiles and active noise-reducing headphone. Patents in the area of loud speaker design and non-linear, two-state modulated, Class-D, power processing.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell award 2010). Member: National Academy of Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Prema Bose (divorced). Children: Vanu Gopal, Maya. Married Ursula Boltzhauser.
