Sounds of Our Times : Two Hundred Years of Acoustics
Editorial Reviews
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, July 99
"...the fact is that Beyer emerged with a work that is truly worthy of a professional historian (who would most likely lack his understanding of acoustics and the chronological perspective); it is scholarly yet it makes a fascinating read.... In summary, Beyer's Sounds of Our Times is destined to become a classic in its genre."
Appl Mech Rev, May 1999
"Very few people in the world would even attempt the monumental enterprise subject of this book. To produce a coherent and enlightened summary of two centuries of work in any science requires a very special person: One who not only understands it all, but who has taught it all, and has personally contributed to its development over many years; one with the patience and scholarship to research it all, historically and technically, and then coherently summarize it in a pleasant narrative, while documenting it with countless examples and citations to the key discoveries in the world literature. Such a person is Robert T. Beyer.... No wonder the resulting book is so remarkable and informative. A very hard-to-follow world class act.... The book is a true pleasure to read. It should be required reading for any graduate student planning to enter a career in acoustics...and anyone who wishes to learn more about the history of this fascinating field from one who has studied and presented it masterfully."
Sounds of Our Times : Two Hundred Years of Acoustics
Sounds of Our Times: Two Hundred Years of Acoustics,Robert T. Beyer,American Institute of Physics,0387984356,19th century,20th century,Acoustics & Sound,History,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Sound,Science / Physics,Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics)
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