1) Edison has to be there and first. He did it all without mathmatics and for the most part all mechanical. To call him a genius says to little. Everything practical started with him.
2)Lord Rayleigh(1842-1919) author of two volumes titled "Sound". Still relevant and unsurpassed in many ways.
3) Harry Olson, author: "Elements of Acoustical Engineering" By the way, does anybody know if Lynn Olson, speaker maker and general audio guru and nice guy is in any way related to Harry?
4) D.T.N. Williamson designer of one of the (or the) first valve amplifier although my understanding is that he never actually made one.
I will stop here - there are so many!
2)Lord Rayleigh(1842-1919) author of two volumes titled "Sound". Still relevant and unsurpassed in many ways.
3) Harry Olson, author: "Elements of Acoustical Engineering" By the way, does anybody know if Lynn Olson, speaker maker and general audio guru and nice guy is in any way related to Harry?
4) D.T.N. Williamson designer of one of the (or the) first valve amplifier although my understanding is that he never actually made one.
I will stop here - there are so many!