num_pages: 160
description: In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Blundell illuminates the mysterious force of magnetism. For centuries magnetism has been used for various purposesthrough compasses it gave us the ability to navigate and through motors generators and turbines it has given us power. Blundell explores our understanding of electricity and magnetism from the work of Galvani Ampre Faraday and Tesla and describes how Maxwell and Faraday's work led to the unification of electricity and magnetismone of the most imaginative developments in theoretical physics. Finally he discusses the relationship between magnetism and relativity quantum magnetism and its impact on computers and information storage showing how magnetism has changed our fundamental understanding of the Universe.
language: English
title: Magnetism: A Very Short Introduction
publisher: Oxford University Press