ABSTRACT
Born in Wyndmere, North Dakota, Hilliard was one of the most accomplished acoustical engineers of the past century. He received a B.S. in physics at Hamlin University in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1925, and a B.S.E.E. at the University of Minnesota. He began work on a M.E.E., but left in 1928 before completing that degree to take a position with United Artists in Hollywood.
