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How did we find out about superconductivity?

by Isaac Asimov, Erika Kors

An examination of the history of superconducting materials and the ongoing scientific search for substances that exhibit superconductivity at higher temperatures.

Accession 10402 ISBN 0802767761 Publisher Walker and Company
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