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Acoustics Is the Study of Sound<\/h3>\n

Until the 19th century, acoustics primarily consisted of the physics of sound propagation related to human hearing. During the early 1800\u2019s, electromagnetics was discovered and one of the first non-musical instrument sound generators, the telegraph, was developed. The invention of the telephone in 1876 resulted in the creation of microphones and loudspeakers, followed by the phonograph at the end of the 19th century. Radio was developed during the early 1900\u2019s.<\/p>\n

During the early part of the 20th century, a small group of researchers began applying engineering principles, such as equivalent circuits, to the science of acoustics in order to improve the design and construction of microphones and loudspeakers. This was the birth of the applied science of electroacoustics. The work was carried out in several universities and in the research laboratories of companies such as Bell Laboratories and Victor Talking Machine (which in 1929 became RCA Victor).<\/p>\n

To better communicate and share their discoveries, they formed the Acoustical Society of America in 1929, and the first text book on electroacoustics, Applied Acoustics, was authored by Frank Massa and Harry Olson in 1934. Many of the fundamental principles developed by these pioneers is still used today in the design of electroacoustic transducers and systems.<\/p>\n

For more information on some of these early developments in electroacoustics, see the following publications:<\/p>\n

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Some Personal Recollections of Early Experiences on the New<\/a>\"pdf\"<\/a>
\nFrontier of Electroacoustics During the 1920’s and 1930’s
\n<\/a>This invited paper by Frank Massa was presented at the 106th meeting of the
\nAcoustical Society\u00a0of America in San Diego on November 10, 1983, and published in
\nthe April 1985 (Vol. 77, No. 4)\u00a0edition of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.<\/p>\n

Sonar Transducers: a History<\/a>\"pdf\"
\n<\/a>This article was written by Frank Massa and published in the November 1989 issue
\nof Sea\u00a0Technology Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ultrasonic Transducers for Use in Air\u00a0\"pdf\"
\n<\/a>by Frank Massa
\nPreceedings of the IEEE, Volume 53, No. 10, October 1965<\/em><\/p>\n

Radiation of Sound\u00a0\"pdf\"<\/a>
\nby Frank Massa
\nAmerican Institute of Physics Handbook, Third Edition, 1972<\/em><\/p>\n


For printable copies of reports containing electroacoustic information written by Don Massa, please click the following links:<\/p>\n

Recent Whitepapers<\/a> by Donald P. Massa\u00a0and Dawn F. Massa Stancavish<\/p>\n

An Overview of Some of the Fundamentals Electroacoustics\"pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

An Overview of Electroacoustic Transducers\"pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

An Overview of Ultrasonic Sensors<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(Sensors Magazine, February – March 1999)\"pdf\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A Brief Overview of Sonar Operation\"pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772453922247{margin-top: 40px !important;}”]Massa Products Corporation engineers have been published in a number of professional journals and trade magazines. In addition, articles about Massa have been written for several distinguished publications. For printable copies of a few of these articles,<\/p>\n

please follow the links below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Abbreviated FAQ Regarding the Use of Ultrasonics<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Massa Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation and Invention, Sea Technology, November 2015<\/a> \".pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Unique Capabilities of Massa Have Been Recognized <\/a> on Two Different Occasions by TIME Magazine<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some Personal Recollections of Early Experiences on the New Frontier of Electroacoustics During the Late 1920\u2019s and Early 1930\u2019s<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a>\u00a0– by Frank Massa, Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, April 1985<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Massa Leads by \u2018Doing the Impossible\u2019<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a> – Sea Technology, November 1985<\/p>\n

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Sonar Transducers: A History<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a> – by Frank Massa, Sea Technology, November 1989<\/p>\n

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Frank Massa, a Pioneer in Electroacoustics<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a> – Undersea Technology, February 1972<\/p>\n

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(Massa) Uses Sound to Clean Tools, Dye Cloth, Do Other Jobs<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a> – Boston Sunday Post, September 13, 1953<\/p>\n

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Radiation of Sound\u00a0<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a> – by Frank Massa, American Institute of Physics Handbook, Third Edition, 1972<\/p>\n

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Ultrasonic Transducers for Use in Air\u00a0<\/a>\".pdf\"<\/a> – by Frank Massa, Preceedings of the IEEE, Volume 53, No. 10, October 1965[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

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Choosing an Ultrasonic Sensor for Proximity or Distance Measurement<\/strong>
\nby Donald P. Massa<\/p>\n

Acoustic Considerations and Optimizing Sensor Selection\u00a0\"\"<\/a> – Sensors, February-March 1999<\/p>\n

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An Automatic Ultrasonic Bowling Scoring System<\/a>\"\" – Sensors, October 1987<\/p>\n

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