The Sound Book The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Visiting Professor Trevor Cox
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
Product Description
Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers classrooms and concert halls Cox has made a career of eradicating bizarre and unwanted sounds. But after an epiphany in the London sewers Cox now revels in exotic noises creaking glaciers whispering galleries stalactite organs musical roads humming dunes seals that sound like alien angels and a Mayan pyramid that chirps like a bird. 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. The Sound Book encourages us to become better listeners in a world dominated by the visual and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony all around us. show more
Condition : New
Author : Visiting Professor Trevor Cox
Weight : 528
Publisher : W. W. Norton ampamp Company
Language : English
EAN : 9780393350586
ISBN10 : 0393350584
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20150414
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 137 X 208 X 23mm