Richard H. Lyon (August 24, 1929 – January 21, 2019) was an American acoustical engineer.
[1][2] He attended Evansville College in his hometown, graduating in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in physics.
Upon earning his doctorate in 1955, Lyon joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota, where he was assistant professor of electrical engineering.
[citation needed] After three years of teaching, Lyon went to the University of Manchester for post doctoral study funded by the National Science Foundation.
He joined MIT faculty as a lecturer in 1963, and was made professor of mechanical engineering in 1970.