History and origins of cryogenics
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History and origins of cryogenics
（Monographs on cryogenics, 8）（Oxford science publications）
Oxford University Press, 1992
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From the first demonstrations in 1877 of the liquefaction of oxygen by Cailletet in Paris and Pictet in Geneva, the expanding science and technology of low temperatures, or cryogenics, has developed an international identity of its own. This book describes the origins and history of this development through the eyes (or pens) of national leaders in the science and technology of cryogenics, each contributing their own national stories to the book through the collaboration of the International Cryogenic Committee and one of the British Cryogenics Council. There are chapters devoted to national histories, the early centres of excellence, the pioneering cryogenic industries, and the two selected subject areas of hydrocarbon processing and liquified natural gas. The net result is a worldwide coverage of all the developments in cryogenics since 1877, providing a much more comprehensive coverage than a single-author volume could have achieved. An introductory chapter by the editor creates a framework for the rest of the volume, which has a wide variation in flavour from chapter to chapter with considerable anecdotal content and a wealth of photographs from the national archives.
Particular national stories include those of the Netherlands, Poland, France, Germany, Great Britain, USA, China and Japan.
Table of Contents
- Cryogenics and low temperature physics in the Netherlands
- history of cryogenics in Poland
- the story of Linde AG
- L'air liquide and the development of cryogenics in France
- history of cryogenics in BOC
- industrial cryogenic engineering in the USA
- low temperature physics in Cambridge
- the origins of cryogenics in Germany
- low temperature physics and cryogenics at Oxford
- the history of cryogenics in the USA - cryoengineering, cryogenic research
- the history of cryogenics in Japan
- liquid helium and liquid hydrogen cryogenics in China
- the cryogenic separation and liquefaction industry in China
- hydrocarbon processing at low temperatures
- the history of liquified natural gas LNG
- future trends in cryogenics.
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