Introduction to Superconductivity

Director and cameraman, G. William Hughes

Presents a demonstration, discussion, and explanation of experiments showing the disappearance of electrical resistance in superconductors, transition temperature and the effect of magnetic fields on the transition, the expulsion of magnetic flux on transition (Meissner effect), shielding currents, a floating magnet, persistent current, and energy gap by an electron tunneling junction experiment

Credits

Direction
Edward P. McCoy
Script
Dr. Alfred Leitner
Photography
G. Wm. Hughes, Jack J. Leonard
Sound
Harry Howard
Animation
Tom Tryon
Production Assistant
J. Leonard
Demonstrations
Alfred Leitner
Assistant
J. Kolata.
Complete catalog record
An Introduction To Superconductivity. Alfred Leitner & Board Of Trustees, Michigan State University. Made By Instructional Materials Center. 48 Min., Sd., B&W, 16 Mm. Produced With A Grant From The National Science Foundation. © Alfred Leitner & Board Of Trustees, Michigan State University; 19oct66 (In Notice: 1965); Mp16405.

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