Arthur H. Benade (January 2, 1925 – August 4, 1987) was an American

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...

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acoustician Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician ...

, researcher, professor, and author. He is best known for his research on the physics of woodwinds and brass instruments, and for two books, ''Horns, Strings, and Harmony'' (1960), and ''Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics'' (1976).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Benade, Arthur H. 1925 births 1987 deaths Acousticians American physicists Manhattan Project people Washington University in St. Louis alumni People from Cleveland People from Chicago Case Western Reserve University faculty Deaths from melanoma ASA Gold Medal recipients American musical instrument makers