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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Nuclear Science Abstracts
Author: Nuclear Science Abstracts
Author: Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: The Cold Wars
Author: Jean MatriconPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813532950
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
There is no temperature below absolute zero, and, in fact, zero itself is impossible to reach. The quest to reach it has lured scientists for several centuries revealing interesting and unexpected phenomena along the way. Atoms move more slowly at low temperatures, but matter at bareLy above absolute zero is not immobile or even necessarily frozen. Among the most peculiar of matter's strange behaviors is superconductivity3/4simply described as electric current without resistance3/4discovered in 1911. With the 1986 discovery that, contrary to previous expectations, superconductivity was possible at temperatures well above absolute zero, research into practical applications has flourished. Superconductivity has turned out to be a fruitful arena for developments in condensed matter physics, which have proved applicable in particle physics and cosmology as well. Cold Wars tells the history of superconductivity, providing perspective on the development of the field and its relationship with the rest of physics and the history of our time. The authors provide a rare look at the scientists and their research, mostly little known beyond a small coterie of specialists. Superconductivity provides an excellent example of the evolution of physics in the twentieth century: the science itself, its epistemological foundations, and its social context. Cold Wars will be of equal interest to students of physics and the history of science and technology, and general readers interested in story behind this remarkable phenomenon.
Companion Encyclopedia of Science in the Twentieth Century
Author: John KrigePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113648339X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
With over forty chapters, written by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume represents the best work in America, Europe and Asia. Geographical diversity of the authors is reflected in the different perspectives devoted to the subject, and all major disciplinary developments are covered. There are also sections concerning the countries that have made the most significant contributions, the relationship between science and industry, the importance of instrumentation, and the cultural influence of scientific modes of thought. Students and professionals will come to appreciate how, and why, science has developed - as with any other human activity, it is subject to the dynamics of society and politics.
Companion to Science in the Twentieth Century
Author: John KrigePublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415286060
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
This work on science in the 20th century represents work in America, Europe and Asia. It includes such topics as the countries that have made the most significant contributions, the relationship between science and industry and the importance of instrumentation.
Science Abstracts
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Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1820
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Technical Publications Announcements with Indexes
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPublisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
State and Sovereignty in Modern Germany
Author: Rupert EmersonPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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