Rising Force: The Magic of Magnetic Levitation

James Livingston worked in industry at GE and as a professor at MIT. He has written an interesting and accessible book on the subject of magnetic levitation. Recommended for readers from junior high school through retirement age. Filled with informative discussion and illustrations.See also his book, Driving Force, about magnetic propulsion. It is similarly an excellent read!

Very useful and educative

Good book and addresses complex topics in magnetics very nicely

Great job of education using a combination of academic instruction mixed with interesting examples of real-world applications. Also provides history of the field and I appreciate the author's focus on levitation (staying true to the title!) amid many temptations to explore tangents in other interesting areas of magnetism.

I was a bit nervous when first opening this book, fearing it might be too technical for me to understand. Yet I was intrigued: after all, who wouldn't be curious about levitating frogs, people and trains?And Livingston has done it again, with another unusually interesting, in-depth book about a fascinating subject. His wealth of knowledge, brilliant sense of humor and vast research makes this a VERY interesting read - five stars!

This is an excellent book that I highly recommend. This book is the first factual compendium on scientific levitation achievement that I have had the pleasure of reading and am very proud to add it to my library. A must read for all experimenters out there. The author James D. Livingston, a physicists and lecturer at MIT, writes with a passion attributed to his lifelong interest in materials science, truly a scientific adventure.