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Man Who Changed Everything : The Life of James Clerk Maxwell by Basil Mahon (2004, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100470861711
ISBN-139780470861714
eBay Product ID (ePID)6040046
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Book TitleMan Who Changed Everything : the Life of James Clerk Maxwell
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience & Technology
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorBasil Mahon
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"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 , 19th 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), "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)
Dewey Decimal530.9/2
Table Of ContentPreface. 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.
SynopsisContents 1. A country boy 2. Pins and string 3. Philosophy 4. Learning to juggle 5. Blue and yellow make pink 6. Saturn and statistics 7. Cast of characters 8. Spinning cells 9., 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., "Since Maxwells time, physical reality has been thought of as represented by continuous fields, and not capable of any mechanical interpretation. This change in the conception of reality is the most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton." Albert Einstein "He is easily, to physicists, the most magical figure of the nineteenth century." Times Literary Supplement
LC Classification NumberQC16.M4
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- 19 Oct, 2021
A good read about a man who didn’t get the recognition he deserves
Brilliant but somehow obscure, John Maxwell deserves a book like this one. I learned a lot. Bonus for me: book was in mint condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Oct, 2020
Enjoying learning more about the life and contributions of James Clerk Maxwell
Enjoying learning more about the life and contributions of James Clerk MaxwellVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
