Publication

2004-10-28 - World Scientific Publishing Company

Language

English

Word Count

26,000 words, Guess

Page Count

104 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006296819
  • Goodreads1327045
  • LibraryThing7103170

Classifications

  • LCCQC611.92 .G56 2004

Description

What is superconductivity? How was it discovered? What are the properties of superconductors, how are they applied now, and how are they likely to become widely used in the near future? Starting with the discovery of superconductivity over ninety years ago, the book guides the readers through the many years of subsequent exploration, right up to the latest sensational findings.

First Sentence

In 1911 a Dutch physicist, H. Kamerlingh-Onnes, discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity.

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