Kenneth N. Stevens
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American phonetician (1924–2013)
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Kenneth N. Stevens was an American linguist, computer scientist, and engineer born in Toronto in 1924. He worked in the field of electrical engineering and was employed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also received his education. His doctoral advisor was Leo Beranek, and his doctoral students included Lawrence Rabiner and James L. Flanagan. Stevens authored works such as *Acoustic Phonetics* and *The perception of sounds shaped by resonant circuits*.
He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His awards included the National Medal of Science, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and recognition as an IEEE Fellow and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Stevens died of natural causes due to Alzheimer's disease in Clackamas in 2013.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1924
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The perception of sounds shaped by resonant circuits
- Acoustic phonetics
- Acoustic Phonetics (Current Studies in Linguistics)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Stevens
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Place of death
- Clackamas
- Occupation
- linguist
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Doctoral advisor
- Leo Beranek
- Field of work
- electrical engineering
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- date of death
- 2013-08-19
- date of birth
- 1924-03-23
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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