Andreyev Acoustics Institute
Encyclopedia
The N. N. Andreyev Acoustics Institute, (also the Andreyev Acoustics Insitute or simply the Acoustics Institute) is a Russian research facility dedicated to the study of acoustics
. It was established in 1953 in Moscow
, as part of the Lebedev Physical Institute
of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. It is named after its founder, Nikolay N. Andreyev.
Acoustics
Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...
. It was established in 1953 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, as part of the Lebedev Physical Institute
Lebedev Physical Institute
The Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , situated in Moscow, is one of the leading Russian research institutes specializing in physics. It is also one of the oldest research institutions in Russia: its history dates back to a collection of physics equipment established by...
of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. It is named after its founder, Nikolay N. Andreyev.