The Path of No Resistance: The Story of the Revolution in Superconductivity
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671657852 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Since 1987, stories about superconductivity have regularly appeared on the front pages of newspapers. Bruce Schechter has written for "Discover" magazine, "Technology Illustrated" and "Physics Today".. Schechter also analyzes the conflicting US and Japanese commercial interests in the new technology, which promises to be an arena for internaitonal economic comptetition. This is the story of what has been called the most important scientific discovery of the last 20 years. In record time, the IBM physicists received the Nobel Prize. A stunning series of discoveries followed that promised to propel the world into a science-fiction future of flying trains, cheap energy and lightning-fast computers. A breakthrough by two physicists at IBM's Zurich laboratory suddenly transformed what had long been considered an unrewarding backwater of physics into a glamorous and trendy scienrific frontier. The author interviews important figures in the rapidly developing and intensely competitive field of high-temperature superconductivity
"Not that super" according to Harry Eagar. Just three short years before this book was published, scientists were storming a ballroom at the New York Hilton to get an earful about (comparatively) high-temperature superconductivity, an event recalled as "the Woodstock of physics." But by the time this book was published, not much more was being. An Exciting Tale This is a witty and interesting history of one of the more popularly known, if not as widely valued or understood, triumphs of modern science. The story behind this story is actually more interesting than the story itself. That is, the people and events that lead to the breakthrough of higher-temperat. "An Exciting Tale" according to A Customer. This is a witty and interesting history of one of the more popularly known, if not as widely valued or understood, triumphs of modern science. The story behind this story is actually more interesting than the story itself. That is, the people and events that lead to the breakthrough of higher-temperat