Great posts all, I especially enjoyed those from Jerome and Juilan! I think many of us had some Bose in our lives at some point - I still have a Wave Radio that was part of a company spiff (it outlived the Proton), and one set of the noise canceling cans we have are Bose.
Here is a link to another article. Amar was born in Philadelphia, so this has
a bit more of a local twist to it.
Bose founder, Philly rooted, dies at 83
Now if you will permit me a moment of well intentioned humor, not meaning any disrespect for the man or his family, I wonder if he was surrounded by family, reflecting on his life's work, when he passed?