Acoustical Society of America. Office of the President.
ASA Office of the President Edward Christopher Wente records, 1929-1946.
This collection documents the interests and activities of Edward C. Wente as president of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and includes correspondence, with attachments such as minutes and financial reports. Topics include society membership, papers considered for presentation at ASA meetings or for publication in the JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, information on the ASA program, award and nominating committees, as well as correspondence concerning annual meetings and finances. Correspondents include: Henry A. Barton, Floyd A. Firestone, F.R. Moulton, Floyd R. Watson, and Wallace Waterfall.
A professional society of physicists and engineers in all fields of acoustics: electroacoustics, ultrasonics, architectural acoustics, physiological and psychological acoustics, musical acoustics, noise, vibration control, underwater acoustics, biological response to vibration, and speech communication. Founded in 1929, its purpose is to increase and diffuse the knowledge of acoustics and promote its practical applications. The Society was a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics.
Barton, Henry Askew, 1898-1983.
Firestone, Floyd Alburn, 1898-
Moulton, Forest Ray, 1872-1952.
Waterfall, Wallace., 1900-1974.
Watson, Floyd Rowe, 1872-
Wente, Edward Christopher.
Physics -- Societies, etc.
Sound.
Engineers. lcsh
Physicists. lcsh
Sound.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA