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{{Short description|American chemist and composer (1925–2018)}}
'''Leonard Issacson''' was a [[chemist]] and [[composer]].<ref>Dean, R. T. (2009). ''The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music'', p.113. ISBN 978-0-19-533161-5.</ref>
'''Leonard Maxwell Isaacson''' (December 15, 1925 – July 1, 2018) was an American chemist and composer.<ref>[[Roger Dean (musician)|Dean, R. T.]] (2009). ''The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music'', p. 113. {{ISBN|978-0-19-533161-5}}.</ref>


He collaborated with [[Lejaren Hiller]] on the computer-programmed acoustic composition, ''[[Illiac Suite]]'' (1957).<ref>Morris, Mark (1996). ''A Guide to 20th-Century Composers'', p.474. ISBN 978-0-413-45601-4.</ref><ref>"[http://www.petergena.com/lhobit.html Lejarn Hiller Obituary]", ''PeterGena.com''.</ref> At the time, both composers were Professors at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].
Isaacson was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] on December 15, 1925.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leonard Maxwell Isaacson |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/39673774:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=fb62800a1c3246cfad531173d7f71c10&_phsrc=Dqh5873&_phstart=successSource |publisher=U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947 |access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> He collaborated with [[Lejaren Hiller]] on the computer-programmed acoustic composition, ''[[Illiac Suite]]'' (1957).<ref>Morris, Mark (1996). ''A Guide to 20th-Century Composers'', p. 474. {{ISBN|978-0-413-45601-4}}.</ref><ref>"[http://www.petergena.com/lhobit.html Lejarn Hiller Obituary]", ''PeterGena.com''.</ref> At the time, both composers were professors at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]], and used the university's room-size [[ILLIAC I]]. He died in [[Belvedere, California|Belvedere Tiburon, California]] on July 1, 2018, at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leonard Maxwell Isaacson |url=https://www.forevermissed.com/leonard-maxwell-isaacson/about |website=Forever Missed |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*Hiller, Lejaren A., and Leonard M. Issacson. (1959/1979). [https://archive.org/details/experimentalmusi00hill ''Experimental Music: Composition With an Electronic Computer''.] McGraw-Hill, New York. {{ISBN|978-0-313-22158-3}}.


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==Further reading==
*Hiller, Lejaren A., and Leonard M. Issacson. (1959/1979). ''Experimental Music: Composition With an Electronic Computer''. McGraw-Hill, New York. ISBN 978-0-313-22158-3.


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Latest revision as of 20:31, 14 October 2023

Leonard Maxwell Isaacson (December 15, 1925 – July 1, 2018) was an American chemist and composer.[1]

Isaacson was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 15, 1925.[2] He collaborated with Lejaren Hiller on the computer-programmed acoustic composition, Illiac Suite (1957).[3][4] At the time, both composers were professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and used the university's room-size ILLIAC I. He died in Belvedere Tiburon, California on July 1, 2018, at the age of 92.[5]

Bibliography

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  • Hiller, Lejaren A., and Leonard M. Issacson. (1959/1979). Experimental Music: Composition With an Electronic Computer. McGraw-Hill, New York. ISBN 978-0-313-22158-3.

References

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  1. ^ Dean, R. T. (2009). The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music, p. 113. ISBN 978-0-19-533161-5.
  2. ^ "Leonard Maxwell Isaacson". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ Morris, Mark (1996). A Guide to 20th-Century Composers, p. 474. ISBN 978-0-413-45601-4.
  4. ^ "Lejarn Hiller Obituary", PeterGena.com.
  5. ^ "Leonard Maxwell Isaacson". Forever Missed. Retrieved 12 October 2023.