Faraday, Maxwell, and the electromagnetic field : how two men revolutionized physics / Nancy Forbes and Basil Mahon.
Material type: TextPublisher: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2014Description: 320 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1616149426 (hardback)
- 1616149434 (ebook)
- 9781616149420 (hardback)
- 9781616149437 (ebook)
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" The story of two brilliant nineteenth-century scientists who discovered the electromagnetic field, laying the groundwork for the amazing technological and theoretical breakthroughs of the twentieth century Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). This is the story of how these two men - separated in age by forty years - discovered the existence of the electromagnetic field and devised a radically new theory which overturned the strictly mechanical view of the world that had prevailed since Newton's time. The authors, veteran science writers with special expertise in physics and engineering, have created a lively narrative that interweaves rich biographical detail from each man's life with clear explanations of their scientific accomplishments. Faraday was an autodidact, who overcame class prejudice and a lack of mathematical training to become renowned for his acute powers of experimental observation, technological skills, and prodigious scientific imagination. James Clerk Maxwell was highly regarded as one of the most brilliant mathematical physicists of the age. He made an e
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Principal events in the story of the electromagnetic field -- The apprentice : 1791-1813 -- Chemistry : 1813-1820 -- History : 1600-1820 -- A circular force : 1820-1831 -- Induction : 1831-1840 -- A shadow of a speculation : 1840-1857 -- Faraday's last years : 1857-1867 -- What's the go o' that? : 1831-1850 -- Society and drill : 1850-1854 -- An imaginary fluid : 1854-1856 -- No jokes are understood here : 1856-1860 -- The speed of light : 1860-1863 -- Great guns : 1863-1865 -- Country life : 1865-1871 -- The Cavendish : 1871-1879 -- The Maxwellians : 1850-1890 -- A new epoch : 1890 onward.