Today, Amar Bose, an American entrepreneur and professor, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1929.
Amar Gopal Bose was an Indian-American engineer, subcontractor, and the creator of the world-famous Bose Corporation. In Pennsylvania, he was born to a Bengali father and an American mother. His father, Noni Gopal Bose, was an Indian independence fighter who was frequently imprisoned for his political activities, prompting him to flee to the United States. Amar Bose, the creative mind behind the creation of the Bose Corporation, a brand synonymous with exceptional excellence in the domains of acoustics and sound systems, was a visionary well ahead of his time. He began demonstrating his smart intellect and business abilities at an early age, having been born and reared in America.
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