Gunnar Fant

Gunnar Fant was a prominent Swedish phonetician known for his influential work in speech acoustics. He developed models that describe how sounds are produced and perceived in human speech. Fant focused on the physical properties of sound waves and how they relate to the configuration of the vocal tract when producing different speech sounds. His research contributed significantly to understanding articulation, resonance, and the acoustics of voice. Fant's work laid the groundwork for advancements in fields such as speech technology and phonetics, helping improve our understanding of how humans communicate through sound.