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Laurens Hammond

American inventor (1895–1973)

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Born
January 11, 1895
Died
July 3, 1973
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1895

About Laurens Hammond

Laurens Hammond was an American engineer and inventor. His inventions include the Hammond organ, the Hammond clock, and the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizer, the Novachord. In 1922, Hammond invented the Teleview system of shutter glasses in association with 3-D films. His father, William, took his own life in January 1897, ostensibly due to failure of the First National Bank of Illinois, which he had founded.

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Laurens Hammond timeline

  1. His father, William, took his own life in January 1897, ostensibly due to failure of the First National Bank of Illinois, which he had founded.
  2. In 1922, Hammond invented the Teleview system of shutter glasses in association with 3-D films.

The world when Laurens Hammond was born

Laurens Hammond was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Laurens Hammond's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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