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RefNoTG/5/2
LevelFile
TitlePapers arising from the research that Thomas Gold and R J Pumphrey carried out into the theory of hearing
DateJul 1947-1950
DescriptionContains the following draft, published and unpublished papers on the theory of hearing by Thomas Gold (some of the papers are joint efforts with Dr R J Pumphrey): R J Pumphrey and Thomas Gold, 'Transient reception and the degree of resonance of the human ear' from 'Nature', Vol 160, 26 July 1947, p 124; Thomas Gold and R J Pumphrey, 'Hearing. I. The cochlea as a frequency analyzer' from 'Proceedings of the Royal Society, B', 1948; Thomas Gold, 'Hearing. II. The physical basis of the action of the cochlea' from 'Proceedings of the Royal Society, B', Vol 135, 1948, pp 492-498; Thomas Gold, 'On hearing: an introduction to some recent work', Aug 1947; Thomas Gold, 'The physics of hearing', Aug 1947 (chapter II by Dr R J Pumphrey); Thomas Gold, 'Introduction to the regeneration theory of cochlear action', May 1948. Also contains pages of handwritten notes. At least some of the notes appear to be for the paper, 'The physics of hearing'. The backs of the pages are covered with equations.
Extent1 file
FormatPhotographs, manuscript and typescript documents
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialSee TG/4/1 for a paper by Thomas Gold and B Noble, ‘Hearing III. On the theory of transmission and absorption of waves in the cochlea' [1949].
RelatedRecordTG/4/1
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