His Acoustics, c1981: t.p. (Allan D. Pierce; School of mech. engineering, Ga. Inst. of Tech.)

Prabook website, viewed February 18, 2020 (Allan Dale Pierce, editor, researcher, engineering educator; Born December 18, 1936, Clarinda, Iowa, United States; Nationality: American; Education: Bachelor of Science, New Mexico College Agricultural and Mechanic Arts, 1957, Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Career: Staff researcher, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1961-1963; Senior staff scientist, Avco Corporation, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1963-1966; Assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1966-1968, associate professor, 1968-1973; Professor of mechanical engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1973-1976, Regent's professor, 1976-1988; Leonhard Chair in Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1988-1993; Chairman, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 1993-1999, professor since 1993) https://prabook.com/web/allan_dale.pierce/573531