Karl Ingard

Karl "Uno" Ingard, 93, of Kittery Point, ME (formerly of Lincoln, MA) died August 21, 2014 peacefully at home. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and he received electrical engineering degrees from Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg before moving to Cambridge, MA, with his bride, Doris Karlsson in 1947 where he received a PhD degree in physics from M.I.T. 1950. Uno remained at M.I.T. on the faculty for 41 years and retired in 1991 as a professor of both physics and aeronautics/astronautics. While at M.I.T. he supervised the theses of 150 students. During that time he wrote many books on acoustics, fluid dynamics, and noise control engineering and received numerous honors and awards for his work. In 1980 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. As a young man, Uno excelled at track and was selected to be a member of the 1944 Swedish Olympic team. When he came to America he became a passionate devotee of tennis and passed his love of tennis along to his children. Uno is survived by his loving wife, Doris, and three children: John Ingard (wife Anne) of Natick, MA; Sven Ingard (wife Susan) of Lincoln, MA; and Marianne Poling (husband Jim) of West Point, NY. He was predeceased by his son Karl. He is also survived by seven grandchildren. A memorial service is being planned for early fall. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Tenacity, 38 Everett St., Boston, MA 02134.