Rising Force: The Magic of Magnetic Levitation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780674055353)

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."

Author: James D. Livingston
ISBN-10: 0674055357
ISBN-13: 9780674055353
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2011
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.81w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Discover 05/01/2011 pg. 23
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2011
Choice 11/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 212