The Man Who Changed Everything The Life of

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.

<b>Basil Mahon</b> is a former officer in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and a graduate in Engineering. He is a retired Government Civil Servant and ran the 1991 census in England and Wales. <p> He has a long-time passion for the physical sciences and has for many years been fascinated by the impact that Maxwell has had on all our lives.

List of illustrations

ix

Preface

xi

Acknowledgements

xiii

Chronology: principal events in Maxwell's life

xv

Cast of characters: Maxwell's relations and close friends

xix

Introduction

1

(146)

1 A country boy: Glenlair 1831-1841

4

(7)

2 Pins and string: Edinburgh Academy 1841-184 7

11

(12)

3 Philosophy: Edinburgh University 1847-1850

23

(12)

4 Learning to juggle: Cambridge 1850-1854

35

(13)

5 Blue and yellow make pink: Cambridge 1854-1856

48

(21)

6 Saturn and statistics: Aberdeen 1856-1860

69

(21)

7 Spinning cells: London 1860-1862

90

(21)

8 The beautiful equations: London 1862-1865

111

(17)

9 The Laird at home: Glenlair 1865-1871

128

(19)

10 The Cavendish: Cambridge 1871-1879

147

(24)

11 Last days

171

(5)

12 Maxwell's legacy

176

(10)

Notes

186

(26)

Bibliography

212

(3)

Index

215

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The Man Who Changed Everything The Life of James Clerk Maxwell

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