02784nam 2200613 a 450 991082663210332120240313050531.00-19-163382-81-283-63466-X0-19-163381-X(CKB)2670000000259252(EBL)1036295(OCoLC)813395747(SSID)ssj0000769417(PQKBManifestationID)12324002(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000769417(PQKBWorkID)10781197(PQKB)10322400(MiAaPQ)EBC1036295(Au-PeEL)EBL1036295(CaPaEBR)ebr10608169(CaONFJC)MIL394711(EXLCZ)99267000000025925220130426d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDiscord the story of noise /Mike Goldsmith1st ed.Oxford Oxford University Press20121 online resource (317 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-968779-X 0-19-960068-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Nature of Noise; 2. A Silent Bang; 3. Classical Noise; 4. New Noise; 5. A New Science of Sound; 6. Noise in the Eighteenth Century; 7. Machineries of Noise; 8. The First Champions of Silence; 9. The Noise Century; 10. Noise in Wartime; 11. A Time of Peace?; 12. A Different Kind of War; 13. A New Beginning?; 14. The Power of Science; 15. A New Pollution; 16. Noise Now; 17. A Quieter Tomorrow?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; ZNoise is a widely recognized problem and health concern in the modern world. Given the importance of managing noise levels and developing suitable 'soundscapes' in contexts such as industry, schools, or public spaces, this is an area of active research for acousticians. But noise, in the sense of dissonance, can also be used positively; composers have employed it from Baroque music to Rock feedback; medicine harnesses it to shatter kidney stones and treat cancer; and even themilitary uses it in (real and rumoured) weapons.Mike Goldsmith looks back at the long history of the battle between peopNoiseNoise pollutionNoise controlNoise.Noise pollution.Noise control.534 Goldsmith Mike1721900MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826632103321Discord4121840UNINA