Richard Mainwaring – författare

A colourful and comedic look at how sound works and its impact on all of us - from bat squeaks to Beethoven - written by best-selling author, composer, violinist, teacher and broadcaster, Richard Mainwaring!What's All That Noise? is packed with true stories of sounds in nature and technology, and delves into the science behind it all. From the call of the loneliest whale, to the toot of Tutankhamun's trumpet, from the specialist shape of our curly cochlea, to the perfect recipe for a smash-hit pop song (according to science!), this book is a spectacular way-in to understanding sound waves, volume, frequency, rhythm, music composition and more! The book also features several activities and opportunities for hands-on learning and fun with sounds, plus free access to a YouTube playlist of recordings from the author to really get the sound exploration going! With stylish and timeless art from illustrator, designer and letter artist, Frieda Ruh, What's All That Noise? is the perfect package for budding scientists and musicians aged 8 and up.Richard has also written on this topic for adults, in the best-selling Everybody Hertz: The Amazing World of Frequency, from Bad Vibes to Good Vibrations (also called What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't): Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency in the US)

''Once you start reading this utterly fascinating book it is nigh impossible to put it down ... This is a gem'' Dame Evelyn GlennieVic Tandy was a level-headed scientist, but there was no denying it: at this late hour in his lonely lab at Coventry University, he kept seeing a grey apparition out of the corner of his eye. Bathed in a cold sweat, his heart pounding in his chest, he questioned his own rational mind - could this really be a supernatural encounter? What on Earth could be sending such an eerie shudder through his body?Strange frequencies are all around us - in fact, there may be no limit to the marvellous power of vibration. So catch a wave with musical adventurer Richard Mainwaring and take a wild ride across the keys of his infinite piano. Along the way, you''ll join the quest for the world''s loneliest whale, whose tragically out-of-tune song has haunted oceanographers for decades. You''ll discover what strange melodies are hidden in rats'' whiskers and rainbows. And you''ll find out how vibrations good and bad govern more or less everything around you.