The Man Who Changed Everything
The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
(Sprache: Englisch)
This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the
greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or
previous expectations, he...
greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or
previous expectations, he...
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This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of thegreatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or
previous expectations, he produced some of the most original scientific thinking
of the nineteenth century - and his discoveries went on to shape the twentieth
century.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Man Who Changed Everything “
PrefaceAcknowledgements
Chronology: principal events in Maxwell's life
Cast of characters: Maxwell's relations and close friends
Introduction
1 A country boy: Glenlair 1831-1841
2 Pins and string: Edinburgh Academy 1841-1847
3 Philosophy: Edinburgh University 1847-1850
4 Learning to juggle: Cambridge 1850-1854
5 Blue and yellow make pink: Cambridge 1854-1856
6 Saturn and statistics: Aberdeen 1856-1860
7 Spinning cells: London 1860-1862
8 The beautiful equations: London 1862-1865
9 The Laird at home: Glenlair 1865-1870
10 The Cavendish: Cambridge 1870-1879
11 Last days
12 Maxwell's legacy
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Autoren-Porträt von Basil Mahon
Basil Mahon is a former officer in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and a graduate in Engineering. He is a retired Government Civil Servant and ran the 1991 census in England and Wales.He has a long-time passion for the physical sciences and has for many years been fascinated by the impact that Maxwell has had on all our lives.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Basil Mahon
- 2004, 1. Auflage, 256 Seiten, Maße: 14 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0470861711
- ISBN-13: 9780470861714
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.08.2004
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „The Man Who Changed Everything “
"This is a wonderful, short biography that gives a vivid account of James Clerk Maxwell's life and work." (Materials Today, June 2004)
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"This is a wonderful, short biography that gives a vivid account of James Clerk Maxwell's life and work." (Materials Today, June 2004)"..an absorbing account of Maxwell s life and work" (Sunday Telegraph Review, 19 th September 2004)
"...provides the reader with the opportunity to understand Maxwell's contributions to modern science and technology." (The Mathematical Gazette, March 2005)
"...a fascinating book about an inspiring man..." (Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Vol.36, No.3, March 2005)
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