Subject: Re: James L. Flanagan, one of the great speech and hearing scientists of our time, has passed away From: David Klein <kleinsound@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 00:19:13 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-5564A0C8-503F-4787-8A89-2270FFDF219B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the news, Steve. THE J. L. Flanagan has been among my very favori= te auditory thinkers and authors. I will definitely be revisiting some old f= avorites this week. :') --David > On Sep 3, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Steven Greenberg <steveng@xxxxxxxx> w= rote: >=20 > Dear List, >=20 > James L. Flanagan, one of the =E2=80=9Cgreats=E2=80=9D of 20th century spe= ech and hearing research, passed away on August 25th. >=20 > Two articles, one from the New York Times: > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/business/james-l-flanagan-acoustical-pio= neer-dies-at-89.html?_r=3D0 >=20 > the other from the IEEE Signal Processing Society: > http://www.signalprocessingsociety.org/newsletter/2015/09/obituary-for-jam= es-l-flanagan/ >=20 > describe his career and accomplishments. >=20 > His =E2=80=9CSpeech Analysis, Synthesis and Perception=E2=80=9D (1965, 197= 2) is perhaps his best-known book, but his research spanned an extraordinari= ly broad spectrum of research topics. >=20 > My personal favorites are: >=20 > Flanagan, J. L., and Guttman, N. (1960a). "On the pitch of periodic pulses= ," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 32, 1308-1319. > Flanagan, J. L., and Guttman, N. (1960b). "On the pitch of periodic pulses= without a fundamental frequency," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 32, 1319-1328. > Guttman, N., and Flanagan, J. L. (1964). "Pitch of high-pass-filtered puls= e trains," J. Acoust. See. Am. 36, 757-765.=20 >=20 > which number among the most elegant experiments ever performed in pitch pe= rception. The empirical basis of the =E2=80=9Cdominance=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C= existence=E2=80=9D regions for pitch were first demonstrated in these papers= , although not referred to as such by the authors (and rarely credited with t= his insight in the literature). They also describe several different sources= of pitch, each with different characteristics, an insight far ahead of its t= ime. >=20 > Upon Jim=E2=80=99s retirement from Bell Labs in 1990, he became Vice Presi= dent in charge of research at Rutgers and Director of CAIP at that instituti= on, from which he retired in 2005.=20 >=20 > I met Flanagan only a few times, but was always impressed with his courtly= manner and keen intelligence.=20 >=20 > -Steve Greenberg >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-5564A0C8-503F-4787-8A89-2270FFDF219B Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjus= t: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanks for the news, Ste= ve. THE J. L. Flanagan has been among my very favorite auditory thinkers and= authors. I will definitely be revisiting some old favorites this week.</spa= n></div><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color= : rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text= -size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">:')</span></d= iv><div><span style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb= a(255, 255, 255, 0);"> --David</span></div><div style=3D"-webkit-text-s= ize-adjust: auto;"><br>On Sep 3, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Steven Greenberg <<a h= ref=3D"mailto:steveng@xxxxxxxx">steveng@xxxxxxxx</a>>= wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-ad= just: auto;"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html cha= rset=3Dutf-8"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">Dear List,</div><div st= yle=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div s= tyle=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">James L. Flanagan, one of the =E2=80=9Cgrea= ts=E2=80=9D of 20th century speech and hearing research, passed away on Augu= st 25th.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br c= lass=3D""></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">Two articles, one fro= m the New York Times:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 97, 255)= ;" class=3D""><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none= " class=3D""><a href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/business/james-l-f= lanagan-acoustical-pioneer-dies-at-89.html?_r=3D0" class=3D"">http://www.nyt= imes.com/2015/08/31/business/james-l-flanagan-acoustical-pioneer-dies-at-89.= html?_r=3D0</a></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" cl= ass=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">the oth= er from the IEEE Signal Processing Society:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; c= olor: rgb(0, 97, 255);" class=3D""><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline= ; font-kerning: none" class=3D""><a href=3D"http://www.signalprocessingsoci= ety.org/newsletter/2015/09/obituary-for-james-l-flanagan/" class=3D"">http:/= /www.signalprocessingsociety.org/newsletter/2015/09/obituary-for-james-l-fla= nagan/</a></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D= ""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">describe his c= areer and accomplishments.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;= " class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">His= =E2=80=9CSpeech Analysis, Synthesis and Perception=E2=80=9D (1965, 1972) is= perhaps his best-known book, but his research spanned an extraordinarily br= oad spectrum of research topics.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height:= 17px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D= "">My personal favorites are:</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17= px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">= Flanagan, J. L., and Guttman, N. (1960a). "On the pitch of periodic pulses,"= J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 32, 1308-1319.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D= "">Flanagan, J. L., and Guttman, N. (1960b). "On the pitch of periodic pulse= s without a fundamental frequency," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 32, 1319-1328.</div>= <div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">Guttman, N., and Flanagan, J. L. (196= 4). "Pitch of high-pass-filtered pulse trains," J. Acoust. See. Am. 36, 757-= 765. </div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br= class=3D""></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">which number among t= he most elegant experiments ever performed in pitch perception. The empirica= l basis of the =E2=80=9Cdominance=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cexistence=E2=80=9D r= egions for pitch were first demonstrated in these papers, although not refer= red to as such by the authors (and rarely credited with this insight in the l= iterature). They also describe several different sources of pitch, each with= different characteristics, an insight far ahead of its time.</div><div styl= e=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div st= yle=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">Upon Jim=E2=80=99s retirement from Bell Labs= in 1990, he became Vice President in charge of research at Rutgers and Dire= ctor of CAIP at that institution, from which he retired in 2005. </div>= <div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></di= v><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">I met Flanagan only a few times, bu= t was always impressed with his courtly manner and keen intelligence. <= /div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""= ></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;" class=3D"">-Steve Greenberg</div><div sty= le=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div s= tyle=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></di= v></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-5564A0C8-503F-4787-8A89-2270FFDF219B--