Superconductivity : The Next Revolution?
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Review
'The volume is aimed at fascinating the general reader and scientist alike ... pick it up and scan a few pages, you'll probably end up buying it!' Dr Boyd, University College London
' ... very readable ... I will recommend the book to my junior students because it tells some of the story of this fascinating field in simple terms ...' Physics World
'Vidali does very well in describing the basic phenomena, concepts ... well written and interesting for its intended audience ...' Nature
Book Description
In this book Professor Vidali describes in plain, nontechnical terms how conventional superconductivity was discovered 80 years ago, why it took nearly fifty years to understand it, and the physical explanation of why it exists. He chronicles the developments that led up to the discovery of high temperature superconducting materials, and describes the excitement generated by announcements of the new discoveries in 1987 at a scientific conference that became known as the "Woodstock of physics". Finally, he speculates on possible future applications of these new materials.
Superconductivity: The Next Revolution?,Gianfranco Vidali,Cambridge University Press,0521377579,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Superconductivity,Superconductors & Superconductivity,Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids),Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism,Science / Physics
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