Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (died 1973)

Laurens Hammond

American engineer and inventor (1895–1973)

Laurens Hammond was an American engineer and inventor. His inventions include the Hammond organ, the Hammond clock, and the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizer, the Novachord.

Hammond Clock Company

The Hammond Clock Company of Chicago (Illinois) produced electric clocks between 1928 and 1941. It was one of the ventures of Laurens Hammond, the inventor of the famous Hammond organ.