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Superconductivity
Episode 495

Superconductivity

Learn more about the history and potential of superconductors

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More

November 13, 20219m 13s

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Show Notes

In 1911, a Dutch physicist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was experimenting with ultra low-temperature metals. He was measuring the electrical resistance of mercury to find out what would happen What he found was shocking and totally upended everything we know about physics and electricity. Learn more about superconductivity, how it works, and its applications, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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