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Chester Williams Rice (December 16, 1888 – March 8, 1951) was an American electrical engineer^[1] who was the joint inventor in 1925 of the moving coil loudspeaker along with Edward W. Kellogg.^[2]

Career

Rice was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1888 and educated at The Albany Academy and Harvard College, from which he received an S.B. and an M.E.E. in 1911.^[1] He was later employed by General Electric in Schenectady, New York.^[1]

In 1925, Rice, while working for General Electric, published a paper with Edward W. Kellogg outlining an early moving coil loudspeaker. The paper also discussed a way of boosting power to amplifiers; this was incorporated in General Electric's Radiola line of radios in 1926.^[2]

Personal

Rice married Helen Currier of Lynn in 1914. They had five children, Barbara, Wilbur Currier, Priscilla, Chester Thomson and Helen.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Harvard College (1921). Harvard College Class of 1910 Fourth Report. Crimson Printing Company. p. 335. Born Lynn, Mass., Dec. 16, 1888. Parents Edwin Wilbur Rice, Jr., Helen Katherine Doen. School Albany Academy, Albany, ...
^ ^a ^b Schoenherr, Steven E. (2001). "Rice-Kellogg". Audio Engineering Society. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

External links

Chester Williams Rice at Find a Grave

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[harvard-1] Harvard College (1921). Harvard College Class of 1910 Fourth Report. Crimson Printing Company. p. 335. Born Lynn, Mass., Dec. 16, 1888. Parents Edwin Wilbur Rice, Jr., Helen Katherine Doen. School Albany Academy, Albany, ...

[rk-2] Schoenherr, Steven E. (2001). "Rice-Kellogg". Audio Engineering Society. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

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+'''Chester Williams Rice''' (December 16, 1888 – March 8, 1951) was an American electrical engineer<ref name="harvard">{{cite book |author=Harvard College |author-link=Harvard College |title=Harvard College Class of 1910 Fourth Report |publisher=Crimson Printing Company |year=1921|quote=Born Lynn, Mass., Dec. 16, 1888. Parents Edwin Wilbur Rice, Jr., Helen Katherine Doen. School Albany Academy, Albany, ... | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AMonAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Chester+Williams+Rice%22&pg=PA333 |page=335 }}</ref> who was the joint [[inventor]] in 1925 of the [[moving coil]] [[loudspeaker]] along with [[Edward W. Kellogg]].<ref name="rk">{{cite web |url=http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/rice-kellogg.html |title=Rice-Kellogg |last=Schoenherr |first=Steven E. |date=2001 |publisher=[[Audio Engineering Society]] |access-date=September 7, 2016}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Rice was born in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]] in 1988 and educated at [[The Albany Academy]] and [[Harvard College]], from which he received an [[Bachelor of Science|S.B.]] and an [[Master of Engineering|M.E.E.]] in 1911.<ref name="harvard"/> He was later employed by [[General Electric]] in [[Schenectady, New York]].<ref name="harvard"/>
+[[File:Rice Kellogg loudspeaker 1.jpg|thumb|The first moving coil cone loudspeaker, developed by Chester W. Rice and Edward W. Kellogg at General Electric Laboratory in Schenectady, New York in 1925]]
+Rice was born in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]] in 1888 and educated at [[The Albany Academy]] and [[Harvard College]], from which he received an [[Bachelor of Science|S.B.]] and an [[Master of Engineering|M.E.E.]] in 1911.<ref name="harvard"/> He was later employed by [[General Electric]] in [[Schenectady, New York]].<ref name="harvard"/>
 In 1925, Rice, while working for General Electric, published a paper with Edward W. Kellogg outlining an early moving coil loudspeaker. The paper also discussed a way of boosting power to [[amplifiers]]; this was incorporated in General Electric's Radiola line of radios in 1926.<ref name="rk"/>
 ==Personal==
-Rice married Helen Currier of Lynn in 1914. They had three children, Barbara, Wilbur Burrier, and Priscilla.<ref name="harvard"/>
+Rice married Helen Currier of Lynn in 1914. They had five children, Barbara, Wilbur Currier,  Priscilla, Chester Thomson and Helen.<ref name="harvard"/>
 ==References==
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