Simon, Randy

Simon, Randy, and Andrew Smith. Superconductors Conquering Technology s New Frontier. New York Perseus Books, 1988. The authors, physicists with superconductor experience, wrote this book to bring the story of superconductivity to readers with no background in science or technology. They discuss the nature and history of the field, its most important theories, and various practical uses of superconductors, both realized and potential. Glossary, bibliography, and index. 

Simon, Randy, and Andrew Smith. Superconductors Conquering Technology s New Frontier. New York Plenum Press, 1988. 

The editors would like to thank Randy Brehm for all her support and constant encouragement of this project. We would also like to thank Judith Simon and the editorial staff at Taylor Francis Group for their patience and excellent work. 

They began lining up outside the New York Hilton s Sutton Ballroom at 5 30 in the afternoon by the time the doors opened at 6 45, recalls physicist Randy Simon, a member of TRW s Space and Technology Group, it was a little bit frightening. There was a surge forward, and I was in front. I... 

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