| Description |
320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Two veteran science writers with special expertise in physics and engineering tell the story of how two brilliant 19th-century scientists, separated in age by 40 years, discovered the existence of the electromagnetic field, giving rise to many of the technological innovations we have today. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867.
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Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879.
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Electromagnetic fields.
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Physics -- History -- 19th century.
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| Added Author |
Mahon, Basil.
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| Added Title |
How two men revolutionized physics |
| ISBN |
9781616149420 (hc.) |
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1616149426 (hc.) |
| Standard No. |
40023414526 |
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