1986 Applied Superconductivity Conference: Kamerlingh Onnes Symposium on the Origins of Applied Superconductivity – 75th Anniversary of the Discovery of Superconductivity 1986 marked the 75th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity by Professor Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and his group at the University of Leiden and to celebrate this occasion a special symposium was held on Wednesday October 1st 1986, at the 1986 Applied Superconductivity Conference (Baltimore, MA USA) that brought together many of the scientists that had made important contributions to applying that discovery. We are fortunate that NRL recorded this historic occasion on videotape, and we are now making these recordings available to the public for the first time. The session chairs were Bascom Deaver, famous for his work on flux quantization, and Nobel Prize winner John Bardeen. Most of the presenters also submitted articles for publication in IEEE Trans. Applied Superconductivity and links to the papers are provided below. We would like to thank Nathan Brewer of the IEEE History Center for digitizing the tapes and Mary Ann Hellrigel of the IEEE History Center for facilitating their conversion. B. Deaver (1987) Bascom S. Deaver (University of Virginia): Call to Order and Introduction B. Deaver (1987) H. Kamerlingh Onnes symposium on the origins of applied superconductivity 75th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):354–354. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065149 John Bardeen (University of Illinois): Co-Chair Remarks John Bardeen Rudolf de Bruyn Ouboter Rudolf de Bruyn Ouboter (Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory): Superconductivity: Discovery and Earliest Research Bruyn Ouboter R de (1987) Superconductivity: Discoveries during the early years of low temperature research at Leiden 1908-1914. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):355–370. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065148 Brian Pippard (Cambridge University): Early Superconductivity Research (Except Leiden) Pippard A.B. (1987) Early superconductivity research (except Leiden). IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):371–375. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065150 Brian Pippard Leon Cooper Leon Cooper (Brown University): Origins of the Microscopic Theory of Superconductivity Cooper L (1987) Origins of the theory of superconductivity. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):376–379. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065151 John Bardeen: Remarks of Introduction to Josephson Junctions John Bardeen John Rowell John Rowell (Bell Communications Research): Electron Tunneling in Superconductors Rowell J (1987) Superconducting tunneling spectroscopy and the observation of the Josephson effect. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):380–389. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065153 Juri Matisoo (IBM Research Laboratories): Superconducting Electronics Juri Matisoo John Hulm John Hulm (Westinghouse Corporation): Chair – Large-Scale Applications George Yntema (Bolton CT): Nb Supermagnets Yntema G (1987) Niobium superconducting magnets. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):390–395. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065154 George Yntem John E. “Gene” Kunzler John E. “Gene” Kunzler (ret. AT&T Bell Laboratories): Nb3Sn: High Current at High Magnetic Fields Kunzler J (1987) Recollection of events associated with the discovery of high field-high current superconductivity. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):396–402. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065155 Ted Berlincourt (Office of Naval Research): Type II Superconductivity Berlincourt T (1987) Type II superconductivity: Quest for understanding. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):403–412. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065156 Ted Berlincourt John Purcell John Purcell (Cryogenic Designs Inc.): The Argonne Bubble Chamber Supermagnet Purcell J (1987) The Argonne bubble chamber supermagnet. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 23(2):413–415. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065157 The complete YouTube videos are listed below. Tape 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8Av2M5KYI Chairs: Deaver, Bardeen Speakers: DeBruyn Ouboter, Pippard, Cooper Tape 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TJSZr-GwZ4 Speakers: Bardeen, Rowell, Matisoo Tape 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JGP5mHfJvU Speakers: Yntema, Kunzler, Berlincourt, Purcell Edited highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgMVTw3ZSHI
