RST Engineering wrote:
Hm. I was taught that the egotistical SOB named it after himself, no honor
involved.

Jim




Actually what I was taught was the standard unit is the BEL, named in
honor of Alexander Graham Bell. This is a large value hence the DECIBEL or
1/10 of a BEL is generally used.

Dave WD9BDZ




For a (fairly) comprehensive write up on the "decibel" go to
https://ewhdbks.mugu.navy.mil/decibel.htm .

Also:

Alexander Graham Bell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Bell and decibel

The bell is a unit of measurement invented by Bell Labs and named after
Bell. The bell was too large for everyday use, so the decibel (dB),
equal to 0.1 B, became more commonly used. The dB is commonly used as a
unit for measuring sound intensity.

Dave WD9BDZ