What was it like ?

[melvin walker]

you're kidding, right?

Frankly, with that gap in knowledge I strongly doubt your ability to appreciate the history of audio at all. that's like claiming to know the history of the U.S and not knowing who Abraham Lincoln is.

Are you comparing Abraham Lincoln and his contribution to American history with Dr. Toole and his contributions to audio ?
There are those that are civil war specialist , The American Revolution specialist , World War One specialist etc. Generally no one specializes in all three.

In terms of contributions can you really compare Dr. Toole to James B. Lansing? or Avery Fisher ?.
No more than you can compare President Lincoln to President Woodrow Wilson or President Bill Clinton
All three are Presidents but in the case of President Bill Clinton , he will be remembered more for being the only elected President impeached !

I am not aware of Dr. Poole , should I be ? what was his contributions to audio ?
I hope we all are aware of Abraham Lincoln's contribution.