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Driving Force: The Natural Magic of Magnets - Paperback - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9780674216457
- Book Title
- Driving Force : The Natural Magic of Magnets
- Item Length
- 8.8in
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Materials Science / General, Physics / Magnetism, Physics / General
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 334 Pages
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In a way that will delight and instruct even the nonmathematical among us, Livingston shows us how scientists today are creating magnets and superconductors that can levitate high-speed trains, produce images of our internal organs, steer high-energy particles in giant accelerators, and--last but not least--heat our morning coffee.
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674216458
ISBN-13
9780674216457
eBay Product ID (ePID)
226951
Product Key Features
Book Title
Driving Force : The Natural Magic of Magnets
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Materials Science / General, Physics / Magnetism, Physics / General
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Number of Pages
334 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qc757
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[A] delightful little book...[Livingston] connects magnetism to both past and present human culture and its underlying technology. This connection ranges over an incredible breadth of topics and personalities, a few (nonscientist) examples of the latter being James Bond, Plato, Ben Jonson, Gilbert and Sullivan, Jonathan Swift, Mary Baker Eddy, Dick Tracy, Uri Geller and Madonna...A smashing book...I wish there were more science books for the general population written with so engaging an approach., In about 300 pages [Livingston] takes us on a magical mystery tour...For the layperson, it is a wonderful way to learn about how magnets are hidden in almost all modern technology used in war and peace--radar, microwave, ovens, maglev trains, etc...For the science teacher, I cannot think of a better way to integrate all disciplines of math and life and physical sciences than this book...I can see teachers using the information for their own self-enjoyment and in the classroom as a great tool for integrated science teaching: it could easily be a text book in the hands of a great teacher., Here is everything you ever, ever wanted to know about magnets...Covering subjects ranging from the science of magnetic forces to that great magnet in the sky, our planet, to the fakes who assure you that magnets will improve your wine and your sexual prowess, Livingston has written a book that is easy, entertaining, and often fascinating., Livingston's engaging style and evident love of his subject should go far in attracting readers to a study of magnetism. Many of the applications discussed in the book are fascinating in their own right...Driving Force is a welcome addition to the library of books that seek to popularize hard science., The book deals exclusively with magnets, describing past, present, and future applications and history. Livingston's light and conversational style makes the material easy to read, quite accessible, and rather entertaining. His lifetime of experience with magnets, both at MIT and while doing research and development with General Electric, which he refers to often, comes through is his thorough treatment of the subject., Dr. James Livingston makes the physics of magnetism clear in this marvelous book, Driving Force. Livingston writes in a delightfully readable style. Readers will not only learn marvelous facts about lodestones, how the earth generates its own electromagnetic field, and the role of magnetism in nearly every modern technology, but they will also see how pseudosciences have exploited the mystery of magnetism., Any book that has jacket blurbs from D. Allan Bromley, Leon Lederman (with pun) and Dave Barry has got to be worth investigating. For those who maintain a collection of books in the style of David Feldman's When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth? (HarperCollins, 1992) or David Macaulay's The Way Things Work (Houghton Mifflin, 1988), this is another one for the shelf...Livingston has devoted much of his career to magnetism, first at General Electric as a physicist in the materials department and more recently as a senior lecturer in materials science at MIT. He also tells a good story...[T]he book is mostly a serious and comprehensive discussion of the field, carefully crafted for the nonspecialist...I highly recommend the book, both for enjoyable reading and as a valuable source of information on the history of magnetism., This fascinating book gives a historical view of science undergirding the technology we use daily at home and in the workplace...[Livingston's] clear explanations, background information, and creative use of analogies guide any interested reader smoothly through the concepts [such as electromagnetic theory, the microstructure of matter, and quantum electrodynamics]...Livingston writes with a passion that grows out of his lifelong interest in materials science, and his personal experiences are woven throughout this scientific adventure story. He has a knack for keeping the science stimulating and the historical connections exciting...I recommend this book highly for readers who want to know the science involved in everyday applications of technology...This is truly a tour de force on magnetism., Dr. James Livingston makes the physics of magnetism clear in this marvelous book, Driving Force. Livingston writes in a delightfully readable style. Readers will not only learn marvelous facts about lodestones, how the earth generates its own electro magnetic field, and the role of magnetism in nearly every modern technology, but they will also see how pseudosciences have exploited the mystery of magnetism., Livingston's engaging style and evident love of his subject should go far in attracting readers to a study of magnetism. Many of the applications discussed in the book are fascinating in their own right... Driving Force is a welcome addition to the library of books that seek to popularize hard science., Driving Force is a popular science book about magnets and how they have affected our lives, written to be easily understood by any intelligent and interested person...After covering the basic physics and material science of magnetism in the early chapters, Livingston discusses application of magnets to a wide variety of instruments and technologies. Those include the use of magnets in home appliances, toys, magnetically levitating trains, and medical imaging devices. Perhaps what distinguishes this book from most others of its type is that throughout, one also reads about connections with history, politics, economics, literature, art, popular culture., Dr. Livingston presumes that some consumers, perhaps latently curious about their microwave oven beyond its instant zapping capability, wonder how the contraption works. In that appliance, as in dozens of others, Livingston describes the key as a magnetic device originally invented for a completely different purpose, in this case, for the radar that defeated U-boats in World War II...On top of making unexpected technology connections, Livingston simplifies Maxwell's electromagnetic theories into nine principles of magnetic behavior, whose action he regularly reminds the reader of during his crystal clear explanations of what, for example, makes a maglev train levitate or magnetic resonance imaging resonate...A stimulating variety of science, history, and technology delivered enthusiastically., Livingston introduces magnetic principles through eight "facts about the force," and uses these to explain the theory behind later examples of applications. Mixed in with this excellent educational approach is a history of magnetism and its influence, which takes in everything from Plato to Gilbert and Sullivan...The book is an excellent and comprehensive look at magnetism and its applications. It is a good read for materials (and other) scientists, a thorough introduction to the subject for the layman, and, to boot, a useful reference text for students.
Table of Content
Preface 1. A Magical Force Einstein and Me Paper Clips and Refrigerators James Bond and Jaws Hidden Magnets Facts about the Force 2. Romancing the Stones "A Perverse Willfulness" Loving Stones Inside the Loving Stones Romancing from Afar Looking for Lodestones A Magnetic Love Song 3. Magnus Magnes The Great Magnet Reading the Rocks Undercurrents Cosmic Currents Biocompasses 4. Supermagnets A New Science The Elements of Things Improving on Lodestones Better and Bitter Electromagnets Microthings and Megathings 5. Superconducting Magnets Amps, Volts, and Ohms The Big Chill Superconductors and Ohmless Electromagnets Big and Little Science The Woodstock of Physics 6. Inside Magnets and Superconductors In a Spin The Magnetic Domain Harder and Softer Hard Superconductors 7. Attractors, Movers, and Shakers Using the Force Attractors Movers Shakers, Woofers, and Tweeters 8. AC, RF TV, and EAS AC/DC Catching the Waves Catching the Crooks Improving on Iron 9. Thanks for the Memories Remembering Things Passed Bugs and Bits A Future in Films 10. Up with Magnets! Fighting Gravity with Levity Maglev Bearing Up Flying Trains 11. Magnets at War Hitler's Secret Weapon Hunting for Red October Magnetrons and Radar Calutrons and Little Boy 12. Magnets at Play Child's Play Magnets in Fiction Magnets of Magic Supersenses 13. Mesmerism and Magnetic Therapy Healing with Magnets Animal Magnetism Mineral Magnetism 14. Medicine and MRI Magnets in Medicine Personal Images Nuclear Magnets Magnetic Resonance The Imaging Technology Magnets for MRI 15. Biomagnetism Living Magnets The Magnetic Mind Killer Gauss? The Birds and Bees 16. Source of the Force Clark Kent and Superman Alice and the Red Queen Dave Barry and Virtual Effluvium 17. Pulling It Together Magical Mystery Tour Wonders of the World Sources and Suggested Readings Acknowledgments Index
Copyright Date
1996
Dewey Decimal
538.4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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