Amar Bose, an MIT graduate student, in the mid 1950's bought a stereo and hated the sound. The rest is history. In 1968 he patented the 901 system of speakers. Later came the Bose Wave machine and the noise canceling head phones.
He was 83.
re: Time Magazine,July 29, 2013
He was 83.
re: Time Magazine,July 29, 2013