Noise pollution—what can be done?

JAN 01, 1975

As the noise level of the environment rises and community reactions increase, new approaches in “hardware” and “software” become necessary.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3068772

Edgar A. G. Shaw

“An old riddle asked, ‘What comes with a carriage and goes with a carriage, is of no use to the carriage and yet the carriage cannot move without it?’ The answer: ‘A noise.’

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More about the Authors

Edgar A. G. Shaw. Physics Division, National Research Council of Canada.