Maxwellians by Bruce J. Hunt (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Maxwellians by Bruce J. Hunt James Clerk Maxwell published the Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism in 1873. At his death, six years later, his theory of the electromagnetic field was neither well understood nor widely accepted. By the mid-1890s, however, it was regarded as one... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description James Clerk Maxwell published the Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism in 1873. At his death, six years later, his theory of the electromagnetic field was neither well understood nor widely accepted. By the mid-1890s, however, it was regarded as one of the most fundamental and fruitful of all physical theories. Bruce J. Hunt examines the joint work of a group of young British physicists--G. F. FitzGerald, Oliver Heaviside, and Oliver Lodge--along with a key German contributor, Heinrich Hertz. It was these Maxwellians who transformed the fertile but half-finished ideas presented in the Treatise into the concise and powerful system now known as Maxwells theory. Author Biography Bruce J. Hunt is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Long Description James Clerk Maxwell published the Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism in 1873. At his death, six years later, his theory of the electromagnetic field was neither well understood nor widely accepted. By the mid-1890s, however, it was regarded as one of the most fundamental and fruitful of all physical theories. Bruce J. Hunt examines the joint work of a group of young British physicists--G. F. FitzGerald, Oliver Heaviside, and Oliver Lodge--along with a key German contributor, Heinrich Hertz. It was these "Maxwellians" who transformed the fertile but half-finished ideas presented in the Treatise into the concise and powerful system now known as "Maxwells theory." Review Quote "George Francis Fitzgeralds indirect influence was immense, and his reputation grows with every retelling of his period by the historians of science, especially in... The Maxwellians , by Bruce Hunt.... He was the acknowledged leader of an international team--what we would today call an invisible college--calling themselves the Maxwellians--the subject of Hunts splendid book." Details ISBN0801426413 Author Bruce J. Hunt Year 1991 ISBN-10 0801426413 ISBN-13 9780801426414 Format Hardcover Pages 280 Series Cornell History Of Science Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780801426414 DEWEY 530.1/41/094109034 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 1991-11-21 Publisher Cornell University Press Publication Date 1991-11-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159521112;

Price: 113.78 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2025-01-04T22:08:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11.82 AUD