Harvard University. Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory
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Americans
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History notes:
The Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory was established in 1940 to conduct research on speech, hearing, and communications during World War II. It was founded by Stanley Smith Stevens, as part of an initiative to reduce noise problems experienced by bomber pilots. During the War, the Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory collaborated extensively with another Harvard Institution, the Electro-Acoustic Laboratory headed by Leo Beranek. It continued to operate after the War and in 1962 it was renamed the Laboratory of Psychophysics.
Links to collections
Records of the Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory, 1940-1972 (inclusive).
Harvard University Archives.
Records of the Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory, 1940-1972
Harvard University Archives.
Papers of Stanley Smith Stevens, 1931-1973 (inclusive).
Harvard University Archives.
World War II government contract records : contracts, technical reports, and other records, 1941-1947 (inclusive).
Harvard University Archives.
Hirsh, Ira J. Oral history interview with Ira J. Hirsh, 2006.
Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library
Hirsh, Ira J. Oral history interview with Ira Hirsh, 1994 June 9.
American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
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Georg von Békésy
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Hirsh, Ira J.
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Stevens, S. S. 1906-1973.
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Bell Telephone Laboratories, inc.
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Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
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Harvard University.
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Harvard University. Dept. of Psychology.
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Harvard University. Laboratory of Psychophysics
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Harvard University. Psychological Laboratory.
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National Research Council (U.S.).
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National Science Foundation (U.S.)
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United States. Army.
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United States. Federal Communications Commission.
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United States. National Defense Research Committee.
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United States. National Science Foundation.
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United States. Navy.
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Bell Telephone Laboratories, inc.
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Harvard University. Dept. of Psychology.
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Subjects:
- Bioacoustics
- Sound laboratories
- World War, 1939-1945
Occupations:
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Places:
- MA, US
Variant Names
Psycho-acoustic laboratory Cambridge, Mass.
Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory
Harvard University Cambridge, Mass Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory
Harvard University. Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory
Psycho-acoustic laboratory Cambridge, Mass.
Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory
Harvard University Cambridge, Mass Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory