Superconductivity
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: October 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9789812389138
Subjects: Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism; Quantum Theory; Science; Science/Mathematics; Experiments & Projects; Physics; Superconductivity; Supergeleiding; Supraconductivitâe; gtt
First sentence: In 1911 a Dutch physicist, H. Kamerlingh-Onnes, discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity.
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.