Now Hear This
A Book About Sound
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Beschreibung
This book explains the nature of sound both as a physical phenomenon and as a sensation, how it travels through air and water, and how the hearing system evolved to convert these vibrations into sensations. Drawing on physics, biology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature, history, anecdote, and personal experience, "Now Hear This" is a wide-ranging exploration of the nature of sound and hearing that opens up a fascinating world of sounds from the mundane to the unusual and seeks above all to persuade the reader of the wisdom of John Cage’s advice that “Wherever we are what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.”
This book explains the nature of sound both as a physical phenomenon and as a sensation, how it travels through air and water, and how the hearing system evolved to convert these vibrations into sensations. Drawing on physics, biology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature, history, anecdote, and personal experience, "Now Hear This" is a wide-ranging exploration of the nature of sound and hearing that opens up a fascinating world of sounds from the mundane to the unusual and seeks above all to persuade the reader of the wisdom of John Cage’s advice that “Wherever we are what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.”
Explains the nature and creation of sound, how it travels through air and water Serves as a field guide to sounds and how to hear them for everyone who enjoys being out and about Explains how the hearing system converts these vibrations into sensation
Autor*in
John Naylor
Themen in »Now Hear This«
Physics of Sounds/Acoustics History of Acoustics Evolution of the Hearing System Types of Echoes Reverberation Bioacoustics Echolocation by Animals and Humans Soundwalking Interesting and Unusual Sounds/Noises Noise as a Nuisance