Avery Fisher was an audio specialist who made numerous contributions to the field of sound. Sound reproduction is the electrical or mechanical re-creation and/or amplification of sound, often as music. ... Sound reproduction is the electrical or mechanical re-creation and/or amplification of sound, often as music. ...

Early life

Avery Fisher was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 4, 1906. He graduated from New York University in 1929 and subsequently worked two years in the publishing industry. During this time, Fisher, an amateur violinist, began experimenting with audio design and acoustics. By 1937, he established his first company, Philharmonic Radio. In 1945, Fisher sold the company and began his second audio company, called Fisher Radio. // Headline text For other uses, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. ... Acoustics is a branch of physics and is the study of sound, mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Later accomplishments

In the 1950s, Fisher invented the transistorized amplifier and the first stereo radio-phonograph. These breakthroughs brought Fisher both fame and fortune. From 1959 to 1961, his company also made important improvements in AM-FM stereo tuner design. In 1969, Fisher sold his company to the Emerson Electric Company for US $31 million, which in turn sold the company to Sanyo of Japan. Fisher was a consultant for both Emerson and Sanyo. The 1950s were a decade that spanned the years 1950 through 1959. ... Photo of transistor types (tape measure marked in centimeters) Transistor in the SMD form factor The transistor is a solid state semiconductor device used for amplification and switching. ... The term amplifier as used in this article can mean either a circuit (or stage) using a single active device or a complete system such as a packaged audio hi-fi amplifier. ... Symbol for stereo Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of sound, using two independent audio channels, through a pair of widely separated speaker systems, in such a way as to create a pleasant and natural impression of sound heard from various directions as in natural hearing. ... Edison cylinder phonograph ca. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Amplitude modulation (AM) is a form of modulation in which the amplitude of a carrier wave is varied in direct proportion to that of a modulating signal. ... Frequency modulation (FM) is a form of modulation which represents information as variations in the instantaneous frequency of a carrier wave. ... In radio terminology, a receiver is an electronic circuit that receives a radio signal from an antenna and decodes the signal for use as sound, pictures, navigational-position information, etc. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Emerson Electric Company is ranked 144 on the Fortune 500. ... Sanyo Electric Co. ... A consultant (from the latin consultus meaning legal expert) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular domain or area of expertise such as accountancy, technology, the law, human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, public affairs, communication, or more esoteric areas of knowledge, for example engineering of different kinds...

Fisher was a noted philanthropist during his life, sitting on the boards of the New York Philharmonic and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Fisher died in New York City in 1994. Today, Avery Fisher is best known for the auditorium in the Lincoln Center cultural complex in upper Manhattan that bears his name. Avery Fisher Hall houses the New York Philharmonic, among various other cultural performances and musical ensembles. The hall was named for Fisher in 1973 after he made a US $10.5 million donation to the Philharmonic. A philanthropist is someone who devotes his/her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... The New York Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in New York City. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Avery Fisher Hall, located in New York City, is a part of the Lincoln Center complex. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

External links

• Biography
• Lincoln Center
• Hi-Fidelity Museum