Harvey Fletcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harvey Fletcher

American physicist

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1884

Place of Birth: Provo, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1981

Profession: teacher, physicist, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Harvey Fletcher (September 11, 1884 – July 23, 1981) was an American physicist.
Known as the "father of stereophonic sound," he is credited with the invention of the 2-A audiometer and an early electronic hearing aid.
He was an investigator into the nature of speech and hearing, and made contributions in acoustics, electrical engineering, speech, medicine, music, atomic physics, sound pictures, and education.