Amar Bose

Amar Gopal Bose (November 2, 1929  July 12, 2013) was an American academic and entrepreneur. An electrical engineer and sound engineer, he was a  professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 45 years."Amar G. Bose, Acoustic Engineer and Inventor, Dies at 83" The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

In 2007 he was listed in Forbes 400 as the 271st richest man in the world, with a net worth of $1.8 billion. In 2009, he was no longer on the billionaire list, and returned to the list in 2011, with a net worth of $1.0 billion.

Bose was born on November 2, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bose died on July 12, 2013 in Wayland, Massachusetts, aged 83.

References

Other websites
 Short biography of Amar Gopal Bose 
 Bose at MIT 
 Doctoral Thesis
 Bose Breakthrough: Electromagnetic Auto Suspension
 A History of Bose 

 Bose Founder Discusses Audio Perfection and Digital Music
  Business India -Interview; July; 2007

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