Publication

1999 - AIP Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

111,000 words, Guess

Page Count

444 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98009607
  • LibraryThing2049181
  • Goodreads5353163

Classifications

  • DDC534
  • LCCQC221.7 .B49 1999

Description

Sounds of Our Times: Two Hundred Years of Acoustics, the first complete history of acoustics over the past two hundred years, described by one of the preeminent members of today's acoustical community, presents a fascinating portrait of the work of brilliant individuals, the development and use of technology, and the interactions of different parts of the field. The author steers a course between the largely anecdotal history of Dayton C. Miller (Anecdotal History of the Science of Sound, 1935) and the meticulously researched effort of F.V. Hunt (Origins in Acoustics, published posthumously in 1978). Sounds of Our Times: Two Hundred Years of Acoustics begins after the period covered by Hunt and follows new developments in the subject almost up to the present day. It also chronicles the development of organizations of acousticians, especially that of the Acoustical Society of America, and contains many historical illustrations never before available in a single volume.

Subjects

Topics

SoundHistorySound -- History -- 19th centurySound -- History -- 20th century

Other Editions

  • Sounds of our timesAIP Press1999

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