New York: Amar Bose, a pioneer in modern acoustics who is known for the high-end audio products bearing his name, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in the U.S., which has previously honoured Thomas Edison, Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers.

Born in the U.S. to a Bengali father and a German mother, Bose's name is in the 2008 list of 18 inventors to be honoured, 11 of them posthumously, by the Ohio-based Hall of Fame in May.

The citation released last month for the 78-year-old, who founded the Bose Corporation in 1964, says: "Bose has introduced a variety of products through his company, including the 901 Direct/Reflecting speaker system, customised sound systems for automobiles, and active noise-reducing headphone."

The Hall of Fame was founded in 1973 by the US Patent and Trademark Office and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations.

Bose, who holds over two dozen patents, has said: "Inventions come from people who are motivated or driven to make things better."

Raised in Philadelphia, Bose's passion for technology goes back to the time when at age 13 he started repairing radios during World War II.