Experiments in Hearing
Georg von Békésy
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Contribution to CWM
Békésy's cochlear mechanics provided the strongest kill ratio in the project — 3 of 4 hypotheses killed. The travelling-wave vs. standing-wave boundary is fundamental: CWM works because glass supports standing waves, while the cochlea uses travelling waves. The failure of Békésy analogies confirmed CWM's operating regime.
Citation
von Békésy, G. (1960). Experiments in Hearing. McGraw-Hill.