Connecting materials science and music in steel drums

American Scientist

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-45

  Murr, Lawrence E ^a   Tello, Everaldo Ferreyra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040522084     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2000.15.763     Document Type: Article

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