Call number
Publication
New York: Norton, 2015, c2014
Pages
331
Description
"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.
Awards
SB&F's Best Books (2014)
Physics World Book of the Year (Shortlist — 2014)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2014-02-10
Physical description
331 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
9780393350586
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LibraryThing member dazzyj
A fascinating and humane exploration of the more extreme reaches of the neglected aural world around us.
LibraryThing member GlennBell
Trevor has put together an interesting essay on sounds. He has gone to unusual lenghts to experience and measure different sounds in our environment. His discussion of experiences in extremely quiet place sounds like an interesting experiment. He has a background in science, which enables an
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LibraryThing member vpfluke
I enjoyed reading this book about the world of sound. The reader travels with author as he seeks out so-called sonic wonders. Singing sand dunes, hidden caves with special aural properties, barking fish, the half pipe at Clonmacnoise, and the organ of Corti are among the things explored.