Discord : the story of noise / Mike Goldsmith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldsmith, Michael, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noise.

Noise pollution.

Noise control.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 317 pages): illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

From the cries of street vendors to the hooting of car horns, noise has been with us for centuries, and for centuries we have complained about it. In this richly detailed story of noise, Mike Goldsmith vividly captures the noises of the past, and traces the development of urban life through its various soundscapes. Alongside, he describes how the science of sound developed, so that noise could be measured and managed. Full of curious stories and quotations from practical townspeople, literary figures, and inventors, this fascinating account will appeal to all those who worry about noise today. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Nature of Noise 5

2 A Silent Bang 13

3 Classical Noise 27

4 New Noise 42

5 A New Science of Sound 52

6 Noise in the Eighteenth Century 69

7 Machineries of Noise 83

8 The First Champions of Silence 111

9 The Noise Century 135

10 Noise in Wartime 151

11 A Time of Peace? 158

12 A Different Kind of War 181

13 A New Beginning? 188

14 The Power of Science 196

15 A New Pollution 222

16 Noise Now 237

17 A Quieter Tomorrow? 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed April 26, 2013).

OCLC:

813395747

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.