Thesis ID: CBB249381202

The Sound Culture of Space Science (2021)

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From the cosmic background noise that proved the so-called Big Bang Theory in the 1960s, to more recent models using sound waves to explain solar activity, modern science agrees with ancient cosmology that the universe is far from silent. But, as most twenty-first-century space scientists will assert, there is no serious place for sound in the modern study of outer space. This dissertation demonstrates sound’s ability to simultaneously mediate and reinforce social and ontological boundaries within the network of ideas, values, individuals and institutions that produce information about the universe. I argue that the rejection of both sound and music from astronomy can be attributed to the discourse within space science communities that conflates ideas about music with ideas about sound, and to the increased use of music in the marketing and public relations initiatives of nationally funded science agencies. I also outline some of the politics by which sound, music, and listening define collective culture for communities of space scientists and contribute to the creation of scientific truth despite being considered essentially non-scientific.

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Authors & Contributors
Wilson, Preston S.
Dolder, Craig N.
Seiko Ishihara-Shineha
Case, Barbara Bacik
Emily Herrington
Caldwell, Elizabeth Frances
Concepts
Communication of scientific ideas
Science and culture
Science and music
Boundary work
Science and society
Public understanding of science
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
20th century
Modern
Medieval
Places
United States
France
Europe
United Kingdom
West Virginia (U.S.)
Italy
Institutions
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) (Study group: U.S.)
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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