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standards are so poor that they do not yield a quality result. Instead, we should design to the reasonable expectation of a buyer. When better buildings become available they will command a higher value in the marketplace and reward a builder for his or her efforts.AT
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1 Portions of this article have appeared in the author’s book, Architectural Acoustics, published by Academic Press (2006). These are reproduced with permission.
2 Although this example is real, the names and locations have been altered.
Marshall Long received a BSE from Princeton University in 1965, attend- ed the University of Grenoble in France and the University of Madrid in Spain in 1966, and received MS and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from UCLA in 1971. While still a graduate student, he founded his own consulting firm now in its 35th year. Marshall Long/Acoustics specializes in architectural acoustics, audiovisual
design, noise and vibration control, and other technical areas related to acoustics. He enjoys sailing, judo, soccer, reading, and writing, and is living happily ever after with his family in Sherman Oaks, CA.
40 Acoustics Today, January 2007
ASA at 75
A snapshot of the Acoustical Society of America on its 75th Anniversary . . . diffusing knowledge in acoustics and promoting its practical applications for three quarters of a century
William J. Cavanaugh and Henry E. Bass, Editors
To commemorate the Acoustical Society of America’s 75th Anniversary in 2004, the Committee on Archives and History arranged to record the history of the Acoustical Society of America and the technical areas covered by the Society’s thirteenTechnicalCommittees. Historylecturescoveringthetechnicalareaswerepresentedat meetingsoftheSociety by distinguished members of the acoustics community. The lectures have now been published in a commemorative volume titled ASA at 75.
This 247 page paperback includes eighteen chapters covering the history of the Society, the development of the Technical Committees and Technical Council, the Society’s Publications, Education in Acoustics, Standards and the technical areas. Each of the technical area chapters includes a time line denoting significant milestones in the development of the field. Some chapters contain illustrations, historical photos and bibliographies.
A 40-minute film titled “Acoustical Society of America–Celebrating Our 75th Year” was premiered at the 75th Anniversary Meeting. The film contains segments of reminiscences by past presidents of the Society and footage from a film recorded during the banquet at the 25th Anniversary meeting in 1954. A copy of this film, in DVD format, will be included with the book (VHS format is available for an additional $5).
Price: $25 to U.S. addresses; $35 to non-U.S. addresses. Add $5 for VHS formatted file (postage and handling included). Orders must be prepaid by check in U.S. funds or by Visa, Master Card or American Express credit card. Order from: Acoustical Society Publications, P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143-9998; Tel.: 412-741-1979; Fax: 412-741-0609.
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