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Invention, Bose, people

Bose Tapped For Inventors Hall of Fame

Rebecca Zacks 2/14/08 3:22 pm

Bose Corporation founder and former MIT professor Amar Bose will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the eponymous nonprofit group announced today. Recognized for audio inventions including the 901 Directing/Reflecting speaker system, Bose joins a group of honorees that includes the inventors of wrinkle-free cotton, light emitting diodes, the anti-fungal drug Fluconazole, and the television remote control.

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