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Acoustics
A Publication of the Acoustical Society of America
TABLE OF CONTENTS
6 From the Editor
7 From the Education and Outreach Coordinator
Featured Articles Departments
Volume 12 | Issue 4 | Winter 2016
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10 Sound and Marine Seismic Surveys - by Robert C. Gisiner
Underwater sound has been used for over 50 years in marine geological research and exploration.
20 James Clerk Maxwell and the Physics of Sound - by Philip L. Marston
The 19th century innovator of electromagnetic theory and gas kinetic theory was more involved in acoustics than is often assumed.
30 The Acoustics of Brass Musical Instruments - by Thomas R. Moore
All brasswind instruments have several things in common but being made of brass is not one of them.
38 Highway Traffic Noise
- by Judith L. Rochat and Darlene Reiter
Understanding highway traffic noise sources and how to abate them and addressing health concerns and environmental protection legisla- tion and regulations.
48 A History of Speech Production Research - by Maureen Stone and Christine H. Shadle
Many of the initial assumptions about speech and how we produce it turned out to be wrong; these myths reveal the complexity of the process.
56 Technical Committee Report: Biomedical Acoustics - by Nathan McDannold
ASA News
47 • A Report from the Acoustical Society Foundation - by Carl J. Rosenberg
60 • Engaging Early Career Acousticians in the Acoustical Society of America - by Tessa Bent
62-64 Obituaries
Leo Leroy Beranek (1914-2016)
Edwin L. Carstensen (1919-2016) Donald C. Teas (1927-2016)
65 Book Review
American Luthier, Carleen Hutchins— The Art & Science of the Violin
- Quincy Whitney
Review by: Earl G. Williams
67 Book Announcement from ASA Press
68 Classifieds, Business Directory,
Advertisers Index
About The Cover
The early brass instruments featured
on the cover are from the article, The Acoustics of Brass Musical Instruments, by Thomas R. Moore. The serpent (see Figure 5, p. 34) was made during the early 19th century and is an example of a labrosone with finger holes used much like a modern recorder. The six valve trumpet-like instrument on the lower right side (see Figure 7, p. 36) was made by Adolphe Sax ca. 1863. This instru- ment does not suffer from the intonation problems of other valved instruments because the valves are never used in combination. Both images are courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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