This is the story of what has been called the most important scientific discovery of the last 20 years. The author interviews important figures in the rapidly developing and intensely competitive field of high-temperature superconductivity.
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This is the story of what has been called the most important scientific discovery of the last 20 years. The author interviews important figures in the rapidly developing and intensely competitive field of high-temperature superconductivity.
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Very Good in very good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 200 pages; some light edge wear to jacket and boards; Since 1987, stories about superconductivity have regularly appeared on the front pages of newspapers. 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. 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. In record time, the IBM physicists received the Nobel Prize. This is the story of what has been called the most important scientific discovery of the last 20 years. The author interviews important figures in the rapidly developing and intensely competitive field of high-temperature superconductivity. Schechter also analyzes the conflicting US and Japanese commercial interests in the new technology, which promises to be an arena for internaitonal economic comptetition. Bruce Schechter has written for "Discover" magazine, "Technology Illustrated" and "Physics Today".
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Blue covers with red spine, 200 pp., photos. Tiny ink stain on lower rear cover and on lower inside edge of the jacket. Otherwise, excellent condition.
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Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 12mo, boards, 200pp, illus. edgewear, nicks dust jacket. ghost of label inside front cover. corners bumped. yellowing edges.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; Ex-Library hardcover with dj in very nice condition with all the usual markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
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Very Good+ Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st printing of 1st edition. NOT ex-library. Very good+ hardcover in very good dust jacket. Clean text. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Corners sharp. Unclipped DJ has some rubbing. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Good+ with no dust jacket. B&W Photographs; 200 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Minor smudges to exterior edge of pages and covers. No markings on text pages or major defects. DJ flaps were cut and taped on the endpapers.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.