Legacy: Decades of Discovery
A schematic rendering of the Pattern Playback machine, which converts pictures of the acoustic patterns of speech back into sound.
Scores of researchers have contributed to scientific breakthroughs at Haskins Laboratories since the 1930s. All of them are indebted to the pioneering work and inspiring leadership of Caryl P. Haskins, Franklin S. Cooper, Seymour Hutner, Alvin M. Liberman, and Katherine S. Harris.
Some of the many discoveries and contributions made at Haskins Laboratories over the years are described in the following sections.
DECADES:
• 1930s
• 1980s
• 1940s
• 1990s
• 1950s
• 2000s
• 1960s
• 2010s
• 1970s
• 2020s