Sidney Harman, a co-founder of Harman Kardon and a pioneer in the HiFi audio and car audio industry died of leukemia Tuesday night at the age of 92.
Harman only learned of his illness a month ago.
To the audio and car audio industry he is known as a pioneer who helped launch the HiFi business. In 1953, he teamed with Bernard Kardon to launch Harman Kardon, which offered its first car radio that year: an FM tuner, said Wikipedia. HK is the main auto audio supplier for BMW, Land Rover, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Saab, Harley Davidson and Subaru, says Wikipedia.
Harman continued to lead Harman Kardon and related companies although he sold the companies a couple of times, only to repurchase them. He passed the torch as head of Harman International in 2007 to Dinesh Paliwal, who became CEO. A full history is offered here.
Not one to slow down after 90, Harman also purchased Newsweek from The Washington Post last year and served as Executive Chairman of Newsweek.
Source: The Daily Beast, Wikipedia
We should all be so lucky to achieve what he did and live to 92. A great was lost and will be missed.
Rest in peace Sidney. You made the world sound a little better.