- 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
Driving Force
The Natural Magic of Magnets
Product Details
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$31.00 • £26.95 • €28.95
ISBN 9780674216457
Publication Date: 04/25/1997
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