File:Superconductivity 1911.gif|Original data from the 1911 experiment by [[Heike Kamerlingh Onnes]] showing the resistance of a mercury wire as a function of temperature. The abrupt drop in resistance is the superconducting transition. | File:Superconductivity 1911.gif|Original data from the 1911 experiment by [[Heike Kamerlingh Onnes]] showing the resistance of a mercury wire as a function of temperature. The abrupt drop in resistance is the superconducting transition. |