Superconductivity
A Very Short Introduction

Quite simple and satisfactory introduction to superconductivity. Update (second reading, 2020): I think the best part of this book (or any book under the "Very Short Introduction" series) is that it's short yet detailed enough to give a semi-technical introduction that is accessible to laymen and stil......more

This is a very nice history of superconductivity research. The lecture is well organized and quite thorough for a "very short introduction". A background in quantum physics helps, but really isn't necessary to enjoy it. I was a little upset by the concluding remarks, where the author bad-mouths reducti......more

pretty COOL......more

The twentieth century was replete with profound new discoveries in Physics that radically reshaped the way we think about the world around us. In a nutshell, we can think of these conceptual breakthroughs in terms of two simple slogans: "small is different" and "more is different." "Small is differe......more

La ciència, tal i com jo l’entenc, no és res més que curiositat il·limitada sobre els fenòmens naturals. Els científics del segle XIX (i alguns dels del segle XX), centraven els seus interessos en el que avui són disciplines molt diferents i deixaven que la curiositat fos la que guiés la seva recerc......more