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Fiona Smyth is an Associate Professor in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin. Her research has been awarded the Newman Medal for Architectural Acoustics by the Acoustical Society of America, the Stanley Smith Prize for Construction History by the Construction History Society and the Hawksmoor Medal for Architectural History by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.

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'Fiona Smyth's energetic prose brings to life the gradual emergence of the science of acoustics in Britain between 1901 and 1951. In this pioneering and fascinating book, she combines an engaging sense of humour with absolute seriousness of purpose.'
Deborah Howard, Professor Emerita of Architectural History, University of Cambridge