General Information

Author/Creator

Wittje, Roland, author.

Language

English.

Published

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2016.

Physical Description

xii, 297 pages : 24 cm.

Subjects

Subject

Electro-acoustics > History.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Roland Wittje.

Series

Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology

Content

1. Introduction: a history and geography of acoustics -- 2. The electrification of sound: from high culture to electropolis -- 3. Science goes to war: warfare and the industrialization of acoustics -- 4. Between science and engineering, academia and industry: acoustics in the Weimar Republic -- 5. Acoustics goes back to war: mass mobilization and remilitarization of acoustics research -- 6. Conclusion: the new acoustics.

ISBN

9780262035262

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	621.382/8 WIT		Reference	-

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