Senses of vibration : a history of the pleasure and pain of sound / Shelley Trower.

New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, [2012]

214 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index.

Introduction : hearing vibrations -- Nervous motions -- Psychophysical sensations and spiritual vibrations -- Wires, rays and radio waves -- Pathological motions : railway shock, street noises, earthquakes -- Sexual health : sewing machines, bicycle spine, the vibrator.