Walter O. Stanton

Walter Oliver Stanton (born September 29, 1914 in Canton , Ohio , † April 16, 2001 in Palm Beach Gardens , Florida ) was an American audio pioneer.

Life

Stanton was the son of Bela Hayden and Edna Stanton, nee Keckeley. He studied at the faculty of electrical engineering at Wayne State University and graduated there successfully in 1939.

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He was responsible for patents in the field of pickups , their needles, speakers and electromechanics . This includes the design of pickups with the so-called needle insert, which has established itself there. He invented the first pickup with a diamond pen that could be exchanged by the user himself, and later the first stereophonic and quadrophonic pickups.

Stanton also led the Institute of Hi Fidelity and the Audio Engineering Society (AES) . He was a co-owner of Pickering & Company and founded Stanton Magnetics , which u. a. Manufacture pickups. He headed both companies until 1998.

He was married and had three daughters.

literature

Stanton, Walter Oliver. In: Who's Who in the World 1978–1979. Marquis Who's Who, 1978, p. 887. ( limited preview in Google book search)
Stanton, Walter O. In: Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. Volume 2, Standard & Poor's Corporation, 1997, p. 1116. ( limited preview in Google Book Search)
Stanton, Walter O. In: Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Volume 2, edited by Frank W. Hoffmann, Howard Ferstler, Routledge, 2005, p. 1060. ISBN 978-0-415-97121-8 ( limited preview in Google book search)
Stanton, Walter O. In: Thom Holmes: The Routledge Guide to Music Technology. Routledge, 2013, p. 330. ISBN 978-1-135-47787-5 ( limited preview in Google book search)

Web links

Commons : Stanton phono cartridges - collection of images, videos and audio files

LSi online article on the death of Walter O Stanton on April 26, 2001 , accessed November 14, 2017. Light & Sound International (LSi) has existed since 1985; the magazine appears monthly.
Obituary in the New York Times
Walter Oliver Stanton. Entry on Prabook
Stanton Magnetics in English wikipedia

Individual evidence

^ Audio, Radio Magazine, 1962, p. 60 books.google.de
↑ Walter Stanton, 86, Audio Stylus Innovator New York Times, April 21, 2001, accessed November 17, 2017.
↑ About us on the Stanton magnetics website , accessed November 14, 2017.
↑ Information on Walter O. Stanton and the Stanton company on the Musik Produktiv website, accessed November 17, 2017.
↑ Phonograph pickup cartridge for four channel recordings US 3846592 A , published November 5, 1974, accessed November 17, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Stanton, Walter O.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stanton, Walter Oliver (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American audio pioneer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 29, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Canton , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	April 16, 2001
Place of death	Palm Beach Gardens , Florida

[1] Audio, Radio Magazine, 1962, p. 60 books.google.de

[2] Walter Stanton, 86, Audio Stylus Innovator New York Times, April 21, 2001, accessed November 17, 2017.

[Nadeleinschub-3] About us on the Stanton magnetics website , accessed November 14, 2017.

[4] Information on Walter O. Stanton and the Stanton company on the Musik Produktiv website, accessed November 17, 2017.

[5] Phonograph pickup cartridge for four channel recordings US 3846592 A , published November 5, 1974, accessed November 17, 2017.