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standards in vehicle sound. The motivation for noise reduc- ing headsets arose from Dr. Bose listening to an early aviation electronic headset emitting sounds masked by the cabin noise on a flight back from Europe. He spent the time on the flight designing a headset that uses active noise control to reduce the unwanted cabin noise. The car suspension system uses a Bose patented linear electromagnetic motor at each wheel and proprietary signal processing for eliminating bumps in the road and sway in turns. Further work led to an active vibration isolation seat for trucks, reducing a driver’s vibration exposure to levels typical of a luxury car.
Dr. Bose had over 84 patents awarded and pending. Not only has Dr. Bose accomplished much personally, but his stu- dents at MIT, particularly those fortunate enough to have worked on their degrees with him, have advanced the world of acoustics and electrical engineering. He was responsible for the supervision of more than 47 theses.
Throughout his career Dr. Bose has had remarkable per- sonal achievements and been the recipient of numerous awards. Among these achievements are included the teaching of Statistical Communication Theory at the National Physical Laboratory of India (1956–1957) various consulting positions (1958–1964), serving as an MIT faculty member (1956–2001), and founding Bose Corporation (1964). He was a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), an Honorary Member of the Audio Engineering Society, enrolled in the honor societies Sigma
Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu, and had honorary degrees from the Berklee College of Music and Framingham State College.
Among the many awards he received were the 1964 Everett Moore Baker Award given by MIT to faculty members in recognition of exceptional interest and ability in undergraduate instruction, the 1991 Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs Award, and the 2010 IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award. The Babson Entrepreneurship Award recognizes individuals who have con- tributed significantly to the development of free enterprise throughout the world. The IEEE/RSE award is given for out- standing contributions to consumer electronics in sound repro- duction, industrial leadership, and engineering education.
Dr. Bose co-authored with Kenneth N. Stevens the book Introductory Network Theory (1965). His other publications include “The Wiener theory of nonlinear systems” (RLE MIT QPR, 1954), A Theory of Nonlinear Systems (MIT ScD Thesis, 1956), “A Two-State Modulation System” (WESCON Conference 1963), “Relative Effects of Normal-Mode Structure of Loudspeakers and Rooms on Reproduction of Sound” (JASA, 1964), and “Sound Reproduction and Recording, Parts I & II” (JAES, 1973). His publications, research, and students provided the means for MIT, Bose Corporation, and many others to contribute to the growth of technology and learning within the acoustical community in our society.
William M. Carey
1943–2012
William M. Carey, a Fellow of the Society and the recipient in 2007 of the ASA Pioneers in Underwater Acoustics Medal, died on July 11, 2012.
Carey was born on March 3, 1943, in
Boston, Massachusetts, the son of William M.
Carey and Rita L. (Cronan) Carey. He was the
oldest of seven children. During part of his
childhood, he lived in Germany, where his
father was an employee of the United States gov-
ernment. Carey received a bachelor's degree
(1965) in mechanical engineering, a master's degree (1968) in physics, and a PhD in nuclear science (1974), all from the Catholic University of America.
Between 1967 and 1968, he was employed as an engineer and physicist with the Chesapeake Instrument Company, and after receipt of his doctorate, he was employed by Argonne National Laboratory from1974 to 1979. In 1979-1981 he was Research Director of B-K Dynamics, a start-up company. He returned to government service in 1981 and served with var- ious organizations in the Department of Defense until 1999. These included the Naval Research Laboratory (1981-1983), NORDA (1983-1986), the Naval Undersea Systems Center in New London (1986-1992), the Advanced Research Projects Agency (1992-1997), and the Naval Undersea Warfare
Center (1997-1999). During the period of 1996- 1998, he was assigned to the Department of Ocean Engineering at MIT on an Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA). In 1999, he joined Boston University as Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
He was also an Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Adjunct Scientist in applied ocean physics and engineering at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He was
the Editor-in-Chief emeritus of the Journal of Oceanic Engineering and an associate editor for the Journal of the Acoustical Society.
He was a consultant to both industry and government in the areas of nondestructive testing, nuclear science/environ- mental measurements, and applied ocean acoustics.
Dr. Carey was a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), and associated with the IEEE’s Oceanic Engineering Society. The OES awarded him the Society's Distinguished Technical Achievement Award, the Distinguished Service Award, and the Third Millennium Award. In 2007, the Acoustical Society of America awarded Dr. Carey the Pioneer of Underwater Acoustics Silver Medal. At the time, only 16 other individ-
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