Kenneth N. Stevens
Kenneth Noble Stevens (March 24, 1924 – August 19, 2013) was the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and professor of health sciences and technology at the research laboratory of electronics at MIT. Stevens was head of the speech communication group in MIT's research laboratory of electronics (RLE), and was one of the world's leading scientists in acoustic phonetics.
Kenneth Noble Stevens | |
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| Born | March 24, 1924 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | August 19, 2013 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | US |
| Alma mater | MIT, University of Toronto |
| Awards | National Medal of Science (1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering, Acoustic phonetics |
| Institutions | MIT |
| Doctoral advisor | Leo Beranek |
| Other academic advisors | J. C. R. Licklider, Walter A. Rosenblith |
| Doctoral students | James L. Flanagan Carol Espy-Wilson Lawrence R. Rabiner Victor Zue Abeer Alwan |
He was awarded the National Medal of Science from President Bill Clinton in 1999, and the IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award in 2004.
He died in 2013 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
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