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Laurens Hammond
American engineer and inventor (1895–1973)
Laurens Hammond (January 11, 1895 – July 1, 1973) was an American engineer and inventor.
Laurens hammond biography of barack obama
His inventions include the Hammond organ, the Hammond clock, and the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizer, the Novachord.
Youth
Laurens Hammond was born in Evanston, Illinois, on January 11, 1895[1] to William Andrew and Idea Louise Strong Hammond.[2] Laurens showed his great technical prowess from an early age.
His father, William, took his own life in January 1897, ostensibly due to failure of the First National Bank of Illinois, which he had founded. Upon her husband's death, Idea, who was an artist, relocated to France with Laurens to further her studies, and the family spent the next eleven years in France and Germany.[2]
Early inventions
When the family returned to Evanston in 1909, Laurens, then 14, was fluent in French and German.[2] While in Europe, he had alre