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Rising force : the magic of magnetic levitation / James D. Livingston.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.Description: xi, 271 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0674055357 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 9780674055353 (hc : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Levity vs. gravity -- Gravitational and magnetic forces -- Maglev-a balance of forces -- Spinning the levitron -- Inducing uplift -- Flying frogs -- Super-lev -- Feeding back -- In a spin -- The no-spin zone -- Flying trains -- All aboard! -- Keeping it up.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 538 L786 Available 33111006821413
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Levity vs. gravity -- Gravitational and magnetic forces -- Maglev-a balance of forces -- Spinning the levitron -- Inducing uplift -- Flying frogs -- Super-lev -- Feeding back -- In a spin -- The no-spin zone -- Flying trains -- All aboard! -- Keeping it up.

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