Richard Bolt

American physics professor (1911–2002)

Richard Henry Bolt (April 22, 1911 – January 13, 2002) was an American physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with an interest in acoustics. He was one of the founders of the company Bolt, Beranek and Newman, which built the ARPANET, a forerunner of the Internet.2

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Born Apr 22, 1911, died Jan 13, 2002.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1939University of California, Los Angeles Doctor of Philosophy3
  • Date not recordedBerkeley High School3

Bolt was born in Peking, China, where his parents were medical missionaries. His family returned to the U.S. in 1916 and settled in California.

Bolt graduated from Berkeley High School, California in 1928 and went to college and graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Although he initially expected to major in either music or graphical design, he decided on architecture, in which he attained a BA in 1933. At that time, he had already developed an interest in acoustics, combining his interests for music, design and architecture.

After his marriage to Katherine Mary Smith, right after his graduation in 1933, they made a honeymoon to Europe, where he became acquainted with a number of scientists from Berlin, and the honeymoon was extended to ten months while Bolt learned German and studied acoustics.

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Career

Occupation: engineer, university teacher, physicist.6

Personal life

  • BornApr 22, 1911, Beijing7
  • DiedJan 13, 2002, Boston8
  • CitizenshipUnited States9

Awards

  • Date not recordedFellow of the American Physical Society10

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