Rising Force - The Magic of Magnetic Levitation

Informationen zum Autor James D. Livingston is a former physicist at General Electric and lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Klappentext In this first-ever popular introduction to ¿maglev¿¿ the use of magnetic forces to overcome gravity and friction¿Livingston takes lay readers on a journey of discovery, from maglev nanotechnology to Chinese trains that travel at 250 mph without touching the tracks. He finds magic in ¿fighting friction by fighting gravity.¿ Zusammenfassung In this first-ever popular introduction to “maglev”— the use of magnetic forces to overcome gravity and friction—Livingston takes lay readers on a journey of discovery, from maglev nanotechnology to Chinese trains that travel at 250 mph without touching the tracks. He finds magic in “fighting friction by fighting gravity.”

Product details

• Authors: James D Livingston, James D. Livingston
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2011
• EAN: 9780674055353
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05535-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; popular science, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, chemistry, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism