Principles and Applications of Ferroelectrics and Related Materials (Monographs on Physics)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: March 13, 1980
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 694
ISBN-13: 9780198520030
Subjects: Electricity; Technology; Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism; Technology & Industrial Arts
First sentence: "THE PHENOMENON of pyroelectricity, or the possession by some materials of a temperature-dependent spontaneous electric dipole moment, has been known since ancient times because of the ability of such materials to attract objects when they are heated."