Age, Biography and Wiki

John Backus (acoustician) was born on 29 April, 1911 in Lithuania. Discover John Backus (acoustician)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation N/A
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 29 April 1911
Birthday 29 April
Birthplace N/A
Date of death October 28, 1988
Died Place N/A
Nationality Lithuania

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 29 April. He is a member of famous with the age 77 years old group.

John Backus (acoustician) Height, Weight & Measurements

At 77 years old, John Backus (acoustician) height not available right now. We will update John Backus (acoustician)'s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

John Backus (acoustician) Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Backus (acoustician) worth at the age of 77 years old? John Backus (acoustician)’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Lithuania. We have estimated John Backus (acoustician)'s net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income

John Backus (acoustician) Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1932

John Backus was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he studied at Reed College, receiving a BA in 1932. He went on to graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he did research in nuclear physics at the Radiation Laboratory under Ernest Lawrence. He received an MA in 1936, and a PhD in 1940. In 1945 he was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Southern California, a post he retained until his retirement in 1980. During the early part of his career, his research focussed on gaseous discharges in strong magnetic fields. He was also a musician, trained as a performer on piano, bassoon, clarinet and other woodwinds and received the degree of MMus in conducting from the University of Southern California in 1959. In his later career he turned increasingly to the study of musical acoustics, particularly those of wind instruments and organ pipes. In 1969 he published The Acoustical Foundations of Music, a book which became a standard text for introductory courses in musical acoustics. A second edition appeared in 1977. He received the Silver Medal of the Acoustical Society of America in 1986. Backus died in Los Angeles in 1988.

1911

John Graham Backus (April 29, 1911 – October 28, 1988) was a Lithuanian American physicist and acoustician.