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THERE is scarcely any subject which, during the last few years, has assumed greater commercial and social significance than acoustics. Alongside has come the steady growth of noise—that is, unwanted sound—which in its many aspects is beginning to stir the consciousness of the public to such an extent that it is demanding measures for relief in the more outstanding cases. Acoustics has furthermore developed a large specialized terminology, and the need for agreed measuring units and standards has become more and more pressing.
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The First International Acoustical Conference. Nature 140, 370 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140370a0
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