The Evolution of Music Through Culture and Science

ISBN-13: 9780198848400 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 288 str.

Peter Townsend

Opis

This book explores some of the very strong links between music and advances in science. It contains many original perceptive insights, from why music evolves, to the political influences of music, and even how new streaming techniques could undermine the music industry.

O autorze

Peter Townsend's music commenced with violin lessons at the age of 4, he has played in quartets and orchestras, researched violin making techniques, lectured on physics of music, and sings (baritone). His research in physics and engineering is unusually diverse with topics ranging from luminescence, ion implanted waveguide lasers, optical detection of breast cancer (Descartes prize finalist), to archaeology and geology. He has also worked on commercial engineering products. He has PhD and DSc degrees plus honorary doctorates from both the Autonoma Universidad de Madrid and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His scientific outputs include some 550 publications, 7 books plus patents.