The man who changed everything : the life of James Clerk Maxwell /: the life of James Clerk Maxwell. ([2015?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Basil Mahon.
• Authors: Mahon, Basil
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 530.092; Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography; Physics -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780470012543
• Related ISBNs: 047086088X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.