Abstract
William J. “Bill” Cavanaugh has left us a legacy of contributions to the practice of architectural acoustics and to the Acoustical Society of America. With a B. Arch. from MIT in 1951, and following active duty as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bill embarked on a career in architecture at Polaroid Corporation. While walking through Harvard Square, by chance he met his former professor, Robert B. Newman who taught architectural acoustics at MIT. Bob, always on the lookout for bright staff, invited Bill to visit the newly formed firm of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). This was a turning point that brought Bill to the top of his new profession of consulting in architectural acoustics. Bill played a major part in bring acoustics, then often regarded as a part of physics, into day-to-day architectural design. This presentation will outline Bill's professional path, which very much follows the path of the growth of architectural acoustics.
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