Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
2014 • 330 pages
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Average rating3.5
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Average rating3.5
Describes how Faraday and Maxwell discovered the electromagnetic field and devised a radical new theory which overturned the strictly mechanical view of the world that had prevailed since Newton's time.
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I think that the hands of both authors can be seen here. Sometimes the writing is historically interesting, other times it's dull and plodding and repetitive. Scientific explanations are not always clear.
