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Analogies are useful for analysis in unexplored fields. By means of analogies an unfamiliar system may be compared with one that is better known. The relations and actions are more easily visualized, the mathematics more readily applied, and the analytical solutions more readily obtained in the familiar system.
Harry F. Olson
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Harry F. Olson
Born:
December 28, 1901
Died:
April 1, 1982
(aged 80)
Bio:
Harry Ferdinand Olson was a prominent engineer at RCA Victor and a pioneer in the field of 20th century acoustical engineering.
Known for:
Music, Physics and Engineering (1966)
Applied Acoustics (1934)
Elements of Acoustical Engineering (1940)
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