A Longstanding Attraction
The History and Modern Uses of Magnetism
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- Paperback
187 pages
- Release Date
9 November 2025
Summary
This book describes how the phenomenon of magnetic attraction has been a topic of interest for more than a thousand years, and how our modern understanding of magnetism and its connection with electrical effects, has led to all sorts of applications. From the industrial revolution to the modern data age and medicine, magnetism has enabled all manner of technologies which have shaped our lives in uncountable ways. Moreover, the study of magnetism made a decisive contribution to advances in the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783032020055 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3032020050 |
| Author: | Alberto P. Guimarães |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Imprint: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 187 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm |
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About The Author
Alberto P. Guimarães
Alberto P. Guimarães is an Emeritus Researcher at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF) in Rio de Janeiro and is a specialist in magnetism. He obtained his Ph. D. at the University of Manchester, England. He is the author of the books Principles of Nanomagnetism, Springer, 2nd edition (2017), From Lodestone to Supermagnets: Understanding Magnetic Phenomena, Wiley-VCH (2005), and Magnetism and Magnetic Resonance in Solids, John Wiley (1998). Published in Portuguese: Introdução ao Magnetismo (2022), Forças de Atração (2021), A Pedra com Alma (2011), Magnetismo e Ressonância Magnética em Sólidos (2009).
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