Sonic Skills : Listening for Knowledge in Science, Medicine and Engineering (1920s-Present)

Sonic Skills Listening for Knowledge in Science, Medicine and Engineering (1920s-Present)

It is common for us today to associate the practice of science primarily with the act of seeing—with staring at computer screens, analyzing graphs, and presenting images. We may notice that physicians use stethoscopes to listen for disease, that biologists tune into sound recordings to understand bi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bijsterveld, Karin. author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London Springer Nature 2019
London : 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Acoustical engineering.
Technology—History.
Engineering Acoustics.
History of Technology.
Engineering
Acoustical engineering
Technology—History
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422928106719
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Listening for Knowledge: Introduction
  • 2. Sonic Signs: Turning to, Talking about and Transcribing Sound
  • 3. Modes of Listening: Why, How and to What?
  • 4. Resounding Contestation: The Ambiguous Status of Sonic Skills
  • 5. Popping Up: The Continual Return of Sound and Listening
  • 6. Ensembles of Sonic Skills: Conclusions
  • References.

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