Title:
The sound book : the science of the sonic wonders of the world / Trevor Cox.
Author:
Cox, Trevor J., author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Call Number:
QC225.3 .C69 2014
Abstract:
"With forays into archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment, how our body reacts to peculiar noises, and how these mysterious wonders illuminate sound's surprising dynamics in everyday settings, from your bedroom to the opera house"--Amazon.com.
Edition:
First American edition.
ISBN:
9780393350586
9780393239799
Physical Description:
331 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
General Note:
"Published in Great Britain by The Bodley Head under the title 'Sonic wonderland : a scientific odyssey of sound'"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The most reverberant place in the world -- Ringing rocks -- Barking fish -- Echoes of the past -- Going round the bend -- Singing sands -- The quietest places in the world -- Placing sound -- Future wonders.
Uniform Title:
Sonic wonderland
Personal Author:
