Mechanical sound technology, culture, and public problems of noise in the twentieth century
'Mechanical Sound' traces efforts to control unwanted sound - the noise of industry, city traffic, gramophones and radios, and aircraft - from the late 19th to the late 20th century. Karin Bijsterveld argues that a paradox of control has developed, in which only some forms of noise are reg...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge, Mass.
MIT Press
2008
|
| Series: | Inside technology
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 'Mechanical Sound' traces efforts to control unwanted sound - the noise of industry, city traffic, gramophones and radios, and aircraft - from the late 19th to the late 20th century. Karin Bijsterveld argues that a paradox of control has developed, in which only some forms of noise are regulated by experts and governments |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | xii, 350 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 026226854X 9781435654945 1435654943 9780262268547 |