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? These are just some of the questions which this important book sets out to answer. 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. Written in a lively, nontechnical style, this book makes ideal background reading for any school or college level study of superconductivity. The authors, who are leading authorities in the field, paint detailed pictures of the phenomena involved without mathematical formalism, appealing instead to physical intuition.
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...an ideal background reading for any school or college level study of superconductivity. -- Zentralblatt MATH
Written in a lively style, the book provides an excellent background for students at school or college. -- CERN Courier
Written in a lively style, the book provides an excellent background for students at school or college. -- CERN Courier
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In 1911 a Dutch physicist, H. Kamerlingh-Onnes, discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Introduction to Superconductivity: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) (Vol i) by Michael Tinkham in Back Matter
- High-Temperature Superconductivity by V.L. Ginzburg in Back Matter
- Superconductivity of Metals and Cuprates by J.R Waldram in Back Matter
- Introduction to Superconductivity, Second Edition (International Series in Solid State Physics; V. 6) by A C ROSE-INNES in Back Matter
- About Science, Myself and Others by V.L. Ginzburg in Back Matter
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