Table of Contents

Dynamo, Astrophysics, and Plasmas.- How MHD Transformed the Theory of Geomagnetism.- Early Magnetohydrodynamic Research in Stockholm.- Dynamo Experiments.- Mean-Field Dynamo Theory: Early Ideas and Today's Problems.- Astrophysical MHD: The Early Years.- Turbulence and Magnetic Fields in Astrophysical Plasmas.- Transient Pinched Plasmas and Strong Hydromagnetic Waves.- High Magnetic Fields.- Early Years of MHD at Cambridge University Engineering Department.- Julius Hartmann and His Followers: A Review on the Properties of the Hartmann Layer.- Liquid Metal Magnetohydrodynamics for Fusion Blankets.- Geostrophic Versus MHD Models.- Turbulence.- The Birth and Adolescence of MHD Turbulence.- How Analogous is Generation of Vorticity and Passive Vectors (Magnetic Fields)?.- MHD Turbulence at Low Magnetic Reynolds Number: Present Understanding and Future Needs.- Modelling of MHD Turbulence.- The Growth of Magnetohydrodynamics in Latvia and Israel.- Velocity Measurement Techniques for Liquid Metal Flows.- Flow Control and Propulsion in Poor Conductors.- Electromagnetic Processing of Materials.- Overview of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials.- Applications of High Magnetic Fields in Materials Processing.- Effect of AC Magnetic Fields on Free Surfaces.- Numerical Modelling for Electromagnetic Processing of Materials.- Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Crystal Growth.- An Outline of Magnetoelectrochemistry.