The man who changed everything: the life of James Clerk Maxwell 9780470860885, 0-470-86088-X, 9780470861714, 0470861711
This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest scientists of our time and yet a
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Table of contents :
Content: 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.
