Cryogenic Engineering: Fifty Years of Progress

Background Information.- Historical Summary of Cryogenic Activity Prior to 1950.- Advances in Cryogenic Data Development over the Past 50 Years.- Sources of Cryogenic Data and Information.- Trends and Advances in Cryogenic Materials.- History and Applications of Nonmetallic Materials.- Improvement in Cryogenic Fundamentals over the Past 50 Years.- Advances in Cryogenic Principles.- Insulation Progress since the Mid-1950s.- Development of Low-Loss Storage of Cryogenic Liquids over the Past 50 Years.- Fifty-Years' Development of Cryogenic Liquefaction Processes.- Advances in Helium Cryogenics.- Lessons Learned in 50 Years of Cryogenic Thermometry.- Cryogenic Applications Development Over the Past 50 Years.- Aerospace Coolers: A 50-Year Quest for Long-Life Cryogenic Cooling in Space.- Understanding Properties and Fabrication Processes of Superconducting Nb3Sn Wires.- High-Temperature Superconductors: A Review of YBa2Cu3O6+x and (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10.- A Paradigm Shift in Cryopreservation: Molecular-Based Advances to Improve Outcome.