TY - GEN AU - Chien, C. L. AU - Westgate, C. R. TI - Hall effect and its applications/ SN - 9781475713695 (pbk. ): U1 - 530.41 23 PY - 1980/// CY - New York: PB - Springer Science, KW - Hall effect KW - Physics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and Index N2 - In 1879, while a graduate student under Henry Rowland at the Physics Department of The Johns Hopkins University, Edwin Herbert Hall discovered what is now universally known as the Hall effect. Applications of the Hall effect in space technology and in studies of the aurora enrich the discussions of the Hall effect's utility in sensors and switches. ER -