Neville Thiele A Gracious, Humble Pioneer of our Industry.
On Monday evening the 1st of October 2012 Australian Audio Industry icon (Dr Albert) Neville Thiele OAM passed away, aged 91.
Within the audio industry he is best known for the Thiele Small loudspeaker parameters developed and published with his colleague Richard Small. To this day the much acclaimed parameters are used worldwide by virtually all loudspeaker producers and are an essential part of the industry vernacular. However, the parameters are but one element of a career imbued with immense achievement.
Neville lived life to the fullest and gave generously of his time. He was a member of numerous institutions, committees and societies and he authored more than 30 technical papers on electro-acoustics, network theory, testing methods and sound & vision broadcasting.
He was passionate about the dissemination of knowledge and lectured on loudspeaker design at Sydney University until the age of 89. He loved his students and they adored him. He was a hero to some and an inspiration to many. He spent his life in research and development, and very few could match his accomplishments in creating and improving audio/visual entertainment and industrial technologies.
He received many awards and for his pioneering work and published papers but most notably in 2003 Neville was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to audio engineering.
For most of his life he kept a daily journal of his work, many would view this archive as an industry treasure and maybe one day it can be used to perpetuate Neville’s memory.
Those who knew Neville would agree his disposition was under-stated; he was innately modest and generous. He was a husband, father, friend and mentor to many, and will be sadly missed, but be never forgotten.
This obituary was written by Frank Hinton President of The Australian Commercial and Entertainment Technologies Association (ACETA)
Within the audio industry he is best known for the Thiele Small loudspeaker parameters developed and published with his colleague Richard Small. To this day the much acclaimed parameters are used worldwide by virtually all loudspeaker producers and are an essential part of the industry vernacular. However, the parameters are but one element of a career imbued with immense achievement.
Neville lived life to the fullest and gave generously of his time. He was a member of numerous institutions, committees and societies and he authored more than 30 technical papers on electro-acoustics, network theory, testing methods and sound & vision broadcasting.
He was passionate about the dissemination of knowledge and lectured on loudspeaker design at Sydney University until the age of 89. He loved his students and they adored him. He was a hero to some and an inspiration to many. He spent his life in research and development, and very few could match his accomplishments in creating and improving audio/visual entertainment and industrial technologies.
He received many awards and for his pioneering work and published papers but most notably in 2003 Neville was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to audio engineering.
For most of his life he kept a daily journal of his work, many would view this archive as an industry treasure and maybe one day it can be used to perpetuate Neville’s memory.
Those who knew Neville would agree his disposition was under-stated; he was innately modest and generous. He was a husband, father, friend and mentor to many, and will be sadly missed, but be never forgotten.
This obituary was written by Frank Hinton President of The Australian Commercial and Entertainment Technologies Association (ACETA)