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VOLUME 2 – JUNE ISSUE 6
Jan Myjkowski*
ABSTRACT
The explanation of hearing mechanisms dates back to antiquity. It was the Greek philosopher and poet Empedocles (483-423 BC) who claimed that air was responsible for the hearing process. Aristotle (384-322 BC), in his work 'De anima', presented his own views, which survived for 2000 years. Thousands of scholars over 25 centuries have failed to fully explain the mechanisms of our hearing. Learning about the anatomy and physiology of the ear contributed to new theories of hearing. In 1841, Weber announced the harp theory. In 1863, Helmholz presented the resonance theory. The remaining theories were: standing wave theory, traveling wave theory, Rutherford's telephone theory, place theory, volley theory, and eventually, Bekesy's traveling wave theory reported in 1928 and awarded the Nobel Prize in 1961. The cellular resonance theory constitute a modernization of Helmholz's theory and Bekesy's traveling wave theory.
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