The Man Who Changed Everything
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-470-86088-5 (ISBN)
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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 produced some of the most original scientific thinking of the nineteenth century - and his discoveries went on to shape the twentieth century.
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
List of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. 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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.8.2003 |
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| Zusatzinfo | chronology, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Chichester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 147 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-86088-X / 047086088X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-86088-5 / 9780470860885 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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