The man who changed everything: the life of James Clerk Maxwell

249 Pages·2003·1.31 MB·english

by  Basil Mahon

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The
Who CHANGED
EVERYTHING
The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
Basil Mahon
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M A N
The
Who CHANGED
EVERYTHING
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M AN
The
Who CHANGED
EVERYTHING
The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
Basil Mahon
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CONTENTS
Listofillustrations ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Chronology:principaleventsinMaxwell’slife xv
Castofcharacters:Maxwell’srelationsandclosefriends xix
Introduction 1
1 Acountryboy:Glenlair1831^1841 4
2 Pinsandstring:EdinburghAcademy1841^1847 11
3 Philosophy:EdinburghUniversity1847^1850 23
4 Learningtojuggle:Cambridge1850^1854 35
5 Blueandyellowmakepink:Cambridge1854^1856 48
6 Saturnandstatistics:Aberdeen1856^1860 69
7 Spinningcells:London1860^1862 90
8 Thebeautifulequations:London1862^1865 111
9 TheLairdathome:Glenlair1865^1871 128
10 TheCavendish:Cambridge1871^1879 147
11 Lastdays 171
12 Maxwell’slegacy 176
Notes 186
Bibliography 212
Index 215
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