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Superconductors

Conquering Technology’s New Frontier

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. In from the Cold

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 1-11
  3. No Resistance—No Magnetic Field

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 13-31
  4. Superconductivity and Quantum Mechanics

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 33-59
  5. The Era of Discovery

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 61-83
  6. Superconductivity Comes in Pairs

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 85-108
  7. Practical Superconducting Materials

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 109-129
  8. Miles of Wire

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 131-149
  9. On the Move

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 151-167
  10. Fast, Quiet, and Precise

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 169-191
  11. The World of SQUID Magnetometry

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 193-210
  12. Superconductors in Scientific Research

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 211-228
  13. The Superconductivity Business

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 229-246
  14. The Breakthrough

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 247-265
  15. The New Superconductors

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 267-284
  16. A Super Opportunity

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 285-301
  17. Connecting the Future

    • Randy Simon, Andrew Smith
    Pages 303-309
  18. Back Matter

    Pages 311-326

Authors and Affiliations

  • Redondo Beach, USA

    Randy Simon, Andrew Smith

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Superconductors

  • Book Subtitle: Conquering Technology’s New Frontier

  • Authors: Randy Simon, Andrew Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6050-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Randy Simon and Andrew Smith 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42959-0Published: 01 January 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6050-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 326

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Electrical Engineering, Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity

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