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THOMAS G. STOCKHAM, JR.
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From page 339... ... In the mid-1960s he joined the research staff at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, and in 1968 he joined the faculty at the University of Utah where he helped establish its computer science department. Early in his academic career at MIT, Tom worked closely with Amar Bose, founder of Bose Corporation, on the use of digital computers for measurement and simulation of room acoustics and for audio recording and enhancement. Read the entire page →
From page 340... ... The panel eventually reported that the famous gap was caused by at least five separate erasures and rerecordings, not by a single accidental pressing of the wrong button on a tape recorder, as the Nixon White House had suggested. In a 1981 interview with The New York Times, Tom commented that he began working on digital recording of music in 1962 but that the technology for commercial recordings was not ready until the early 1970s. Read the entire page →
From page 341... ... Kilby Signal Processing Medal, the Gold Medal from the Audio Engineering Society, the Poniatoff Gold Medal from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and election to the National Academy of Engineering. As expressed to me by his family, at home Tom was a loving husband to Martha Goodman Stockham and a dedicated father to four children -- Tom III, Carol, John, and David. Read the entire page →
From page 342... ... Often those with whom he interacted commented that he could explain the most complicated concepts with ease and clarity, displaying not only an enormous and uncanny intellect but also a keen ability to relate to his listeners and communicate to their level of understanding. His kindness was unconditional and pervasive." I personally had the pleasure and opportunity of meeting Tom when I was a graduate student and he was just returning from the Air Force to begin his academic career as a junior faculty member at MIT. Read the entire page →

From page 339...

... In the mid-1960s he joined the research staff at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, and in 1968 he joined the faculty at the University of Utah where he helped establish its computer science department. Early in his academic career at MIT, Tom worked closely with Amar Bose, founder of Bose Corporation, on the use of digital computers for measurement and simulation of room acoustics and for audio recording and enhancement.

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From page 340...

... The panel eventually reported that the famous gap was caused by at least five separate erasures and rerecordings, not by a single accidental pressing of the wrong button on a tape recorder, as the Nixon White House had suggested. In a 1981 interview with The New York Times, Tom commented that he began working on digital recording of music in 1962 but that the technology for commercial recordings was not ready until the early 1970s.

Read the entire page →

From page 341...

... Kilby Signal Processing Medal, the Gold Medal from the Audio Engineering Society, the Poniatoff Gold Medal from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and election to the National Academy of Engineering. As expressed to me by his family, at home Tom was a loving husband to Martha Goodman Stockham and a dedicated father to four children -- Tom III, Carol, John, and David.

Read the entire page →

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... Often those with whom he interacted commented that he could explain the most complicated concepts with ease and clarity, displaying not only an enormous and uncanny intellect but also a keen ability to relate to his listeners and communicate to their level of understanding. His kindness was unconditional and pervasive." I personally had the pleasure and opportunity of meeting Tom when I was a graduate student and he was just returning from the Air Force to begin his academic career as a junior faculty member at MIT.

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THOMAS G. STOCKHAM, JR. Pages 338-343

THOMAS G. STOCKHAM, JR.
Pages 338-343