Vidali, Gianfranco.

Superconductivity : the next revolution? / Gianfranco Vidali. - Cambridge [England]. New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993. - xii, 165 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-161) and index..

Introduction and overview -- Physics at Leiden and the liquefaction of helium -- The discovery of superconductivity -- How electrical currents flow -- A breakthrough:the Meissner effect -- Quantum mechanics and superconductivity -- Superconductivity explained -- Superconductivity based technology -- High temperature superconductivity -- Technological applications of the new materials.

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