Acoustics

NOV 01, 1969

The study of sound, which traditionally crosses departmental boundaries, finds applications in widely separated fields. Apart from the many established areas of music, noise, speech, vibration, and so on, newer applications to physics research are becoming apparent.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3035254

Leo L. Beranek

AN INTELLECTUALLY VITAL and stimulating field, acoustics is rich in unsolved and intriguing research problems. Its areas of interest are pertinent to the activities of many traditional university departments: mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, land and naval architecture, behavioral sciences and even biology, medicine and music.

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