Modern Views of Electricity - Oliver Lodge

Modern Views of Electricity

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Buch | Softcover
444 Seiten
2012
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-05217-7 (ISBN)
47,35 inkl. MwSt
First published in 1889, this work reflects the state of scientific progress and understanding following the discovery of electromagnetic waves. The eminent physicist Oliver Lodge (1851–1940) lucidly offers his deepest reflections on the nature and meaning of electricity, how it originates, and its different manifestations.
In 1889, a year after both he and Heinrich Hertz discovered electromagnetic waves and for the first time demonstrated the truth of Maxwell's great theory of the electromagnetic field, physicist Oliver Lodge (1851–1940) published his deepest reflections on the nature and meaning of electricity, how it originates, and its different manifestations. There had been great scientific advances - the work of Faraday and Maxwell, his own experiments and those of Hertz - and a revolution in technology. There were also puzzling questions. What is the connection between electricity and the ether that occupies space? How does electricity manifest itself in matter? Why does it come in fixed units? The discovery of the electron eight years later would offer crucial answers. Always lucid and direct, with a gift for making the difficult seem simple, Lodge engages the reader with his fascination for the subject, much as he did in his famous lectures.

Preface; Part I. Introduction and Electrostatics: 1. Fundamental notions; 2. The dielectric; 3. Charge and induction; Part II. Conduction: 4. Metallic and electrolytic conduction; 5. Current phenomena; 6. Chemical and thermal methods of producing currents; Part III. Magnetism: 7. Relation of magnetism to electricity; 8. Nature of magnetism; 9. Structure of a magnetic field; 10. Mechanical models of a magnetic field; 11. Mechanical models of current induction; Part IV. Radiation: 12. Relation of ether to electricity; 13. Constants of the ether; 14. Electrical radiation, or light; 15. Electro-magnetic and electrostatic effects on light; Appended lectures: 1. The relation between electricity and light; 2. The ether and its functions; 3. The discharge of a Leyden jar; Appendix; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.6.2012
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
Zusatzinfo 55 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 560 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Technikgeschichte
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10 1-108-05217-7 / 1108052177
ISBN-13 978-1-108-05217-7 / 9781108052177
Zustand Neuware
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