Wallace Clement Sabine
American acoustic physicist (1868–1919) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the founder of acoustic science. For the composer and organist, see Wallace Arthur Sabin.
Wallace Clement Sabine (June 13, 1868 – January 10, 1919) was an American physicist who founded the field of architectural acoustics. Sabine was the architectural acoustician of Boston's Symphony Hall, widely considered one of the two or three best concert halls in the world for its acoustics.[1]
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Wallace Clement Sabine | |
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Born | (1868-06-13)June 13, 1868 |
Died | January 19, 1919(1919-01-19) (aged 50) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Ohio State University (AB) Harvard University (AM) |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Acoustics |
Doctoral advisor | John Trowbridge |
Doctoral students | Percy Bridgman |
Relatives | Annie W. S. Siebert (sister) |
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