{"product_id":"the-man-who-changed-everything-the-life-of-james-clerk-maxwell-paperback-softback-9780470861714","title":"The Man Who Changed Everything; The Life of James Clerk Maxwell (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470861714","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Man Who Changed Everything\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Life of James Clerk Maxwell\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBasil Mahon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470861714, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 August 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a wonderful, short biography that gives a vivid account of James Clerk Maxwell's life and work.\" (\u003ci\u003eMaterials Today\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...an absorbing account of Maxwell's life and work\" (\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 19th September 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...provides the reader with the opportunity to understand Maxwell's contributions to modern science and technology.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Mathematical Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a fascinating book about an inspiring man...\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Raman Spectroscopy\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol.36, No.3, March 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mahon has written a first-rate book on Maxwell's science and legacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology: principal events in Maxwell’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCast of characters: Maxwell’s relations and close friends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A country boy: Glenlair 1831-1841.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Pins and string: Edinburgh Academy 1841-1847.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Philosophy: Edinburgh University 1847-1850\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Learning to juggle: Cambridge 1850-1854.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Blue and yellow make pink: Cambridge 1854-1856.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Saturn and statistics: Aberdeen 1856-1860.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Spinning cells: London 1860-1862.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The beautiful equations: London 1862-1865.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Laird at home: Glenlair 1865-1870.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Cavendish: Cambridge 1870-1879.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Last days.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Maxwell’s legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biography: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biography: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biography:%20general%20%5BBG%5D%22\"\u003eBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453385437464,"sku":"9780470861714","price":11.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470861714.jpg?v=1785283666","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-man-who-changed-everything-the-life-of-james-clerk-maxwell-paperback-softback-9780470861714","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}