Richard Bolt

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Richard Henry Bolt (April 22, 1911 – January 13, 2002) was an American

Although he initially expected to major in either music or graphical design, he decided on architecture, in which he attained a BA in 1933. At that time, he had already developed an interest in acoustics, combining his interests for music, design and architecture.

After his marriage to Katherine Mary Smith, right after his graduation in 1933, they made a honeymoon to Europe, where he became acquainted with a number of scientists from Berlin, and the honeymoon was extended to ten months while Bolt learned German and studied acoustics.

Berkeley

Returning to Berkeley in 1934, he entered the graduate

• Obituary at the Acoustical Society of America, focused on Bolt's achievements in acoustics.
• BBN website
• Obituary by Leo Beranek
• Richard H. Bolt Papers, MC-0562. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Distinctive Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts.