A great acoustician is quiet - Per V. Brüel passes away on 2nd April 2015

HVIDOVRE, Denmark - April 8, 2015 - PRLog -- Born in Copenhagen on 6 March 1915, Per Brüel ‘s family expected him to become a forester. However, he showed a knack for technology and studied engineering at the Danish Technical University, where he met Viggo Kjær. After graduation, the pair decided to follow their shared dream of starting an engineering firm.

At this time sound and vibration was not on the agenda of industry; as a result Per became a driving force behind setting international standards - and establishing the importance of sound and vibration in product development, to measure and reduce vibration and noise levels.

“Even then we could see that noise is one of the biggest problems of our time - it affects millions of people every day,” Per said. “Our instruments could not only measure noise but also help customers identify and eliminate noise problems.”

Through the second half of the 20^th century, Brüel & Kjær grew to become the world’s largest specialist in sound and vibration solutions.

In 1992, the duo sold the company and then went on to pursue other ventures. Per continued his work in acoustics as a consultant and lectured on sound and vibration. Over the course of his life, he received many honorary titles from renowned universities and organizations around the world in recognition of his contribution to the field of sound and vibration.

Per was active and energetic right to the end, as demonstrated by his 100th birthday, which was celebrated in style, with nearly 100 guests at his home north of Copenhagen.

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Background information for this article was drawn from Journey to Greatness: The Story of Brüel & Kjær, by Jackson Mowry and Ghita Borring

About Brüel & Kjær

Brüel & Kjær is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration measurement systems.

Brüel & Kjær helps its customers measure and manage the quality of sound and vibration in their products and in the environment. Focus areas are aerospace, space, defence, automotive, ground transportation, airport environment, urban environment, telecom and audio.

Brüel & Kjær has an unparalleled portfolio of sound and vibration equipment and is a long-established designer and manufacturer of innovative instrumentation including sound level meters, microphones, accelerometers, conditioning amplifiers, calibrators, noise and vibration analyzers, and PULSE software. In addition, Bruel & Kjaer designs and manufactures the LDS range of vibration test systems, as well as complete airport and environmental monitoring systems: WebTrak, ANOMS, NoiseOffice and Noise Sentinel.

Brüel & Kjær also runs a variety of training courses, from basic introductions to noise and its effects to more specialised classes teaching customers how to get the most out of their equipment. Free, online training courses - conducted by our expert engineers - run throughout the year too.

Brüel & Kjær is a subsidiary of UK-based Spectris plc, which has annual sales of £1.1bn and employs around 7,500 people worldwide across its four business segments.