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Laurens Hammond

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Laurens Hammond Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
3 Jul 1973 (aged 78)
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Cornwall Hollow, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.8973794, Longitude: -73.280889
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Engineer, Businessman, Music Innovator. He was the founder and president of Hammond Organ Company. Graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the Cornwell University, he is known for being the inventor of homonymous electromechanical organ. The realization of this portable instrument was the result of his idea of introducing the people to the pleasure of making music, and the reason of his economic success. He served with the 16th Regiment Engineers (Railway) for the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I (WWI), achieving the rank of Captain. During World War II (WWII), he contributed to the development of the system for remote control of the trajectory of missiles, obtained the patent of the infrared sensors to guide the bombs and has invented a new type of gyroscope.
Engineer, Businessman, Music Innovator. He was the founder and president of Hammond Organ Company. Graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the Cornwell University, he is known for being the inventor of homonymous electromechanical organ. The realization of this portable instrument was the result of his idea of introducing the people to the pleasure of making music, and the reason of his economic success. He served with the 16th Regiment Engineers (Railway) for the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I (WWI), achieving the rank of Captain. During World War II (WWII), he contributed to the development of the system for remote control of the trajectory of missiles, obtained the patent of the infrared sensors to guide the bombs and has invented a new type of gyroscope.

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  • Originally Created by: Lucy & Chris
  • Added: May 10, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89881286/laurens-hammond: accessed ), memorial page for Laurens Hammond (11 Jan 1895–3 Jul 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89881286, citing Cornwall Hollow Cemetery, Cornwall Hollow, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.