Magnetism
A Very Short Introduction
$29.10
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
26 August 2012
Summary
Magnetism is a strange force, mysteriously attracting one object to another apparently through empty space. It has been claimed as a great healer, with magnetic therapies being proposed over the centuries and still popular today. Why are its mysteries important to solve?
In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen J. Blundell explains why. For centuries magnetism has been used for various exploits; through compasses it gave us navigation and through motors, generators, and turbines it ha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199601202 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199601208 |
| Author: | Stephen J. Blundell |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 116mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
This quite amazing book covers practically everything there is to know about magnetism. Ten seconds after opening the book, having scanned the contents section, I knew I was going to read not only about the birth of magnetism as a branch of scientific study, but also about Maxwells equations, relativity, quantum magnetism and technology. Two pages into the book, and I knew that the book was written in a relaxed, engaging, easy-to-follow style, which the author maintains throughout. * Paul van Kampen, Dublin City University, Contemporary Science *
About The Author
Stephen J. Blundell
Stephen J. Blundell is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Mansfield College. He is actively researching the phenomena of magnetism and superconductivity and has published numerous research papers on these topics, as well as three books, Magnetism in Condensed Matter (OUP, 2001), Concepts in Thermal Physics (with K.M. Blundell) (OUP, 2006), and Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2009).
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