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...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass.
MIT Press
2008
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Series: | Inside technology
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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 |
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Physical Description: | xii, 350 pages illustrations |
ISBN: | 026226854X 9781435654945 1435654943 9780262268547 |