Amar Bose

Amar Gopal Bose (November 2, 1929 – July 12, 2013) was an American entrepreneur and academic. An electrical engineer and sound engineer, he was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for over 45 years. He was also the founder and chairman of Bose Corporation.

This article is about the American engineer and founding chairman of Bose Corporation. For other people named Bose, see Bose (surname). For other uses of the name, see Bose.

Amar Bose
Born
Amar Gopal Bose

(1929-11-02)November 2, 1929
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 2013(2013-07-12) (aged 83)
Wayland, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Engineer, entrepreneur, founder of Bose Corporation
Spouse(s)Ursula Boltshauser (widowed)
Prema Bose (divorced)
Children2, including Vanu
Academic background
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, SM, ScD)
Doctoral advisorNorbert Wiener
Yuk-Wing Lee
Academic work
Doctoral studentsAlan V. Oppenheim

In 2011, he donated a majority of the company to MIT in the form of non-voting shares to sustain and advance MIT's education and research mission.

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