The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell by James Clerk Maxwell

The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell by James Clerk Maxwell

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Before his death in 1879 at the age of 48, Clerk Maxwell had made major contributions to many areas of theoretical physics and mathematics. He is generally considered the third most important physicist of all time, after Newton and Einstein. These collected papers show the wide range of his interests.

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The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell by James Clerk Maxwell

The publication in 1890 of the two-volume Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell, edited by W. D. Niven, was one of the two objects of a committee formed 'for the purpose of securing a fitting memorial of him' (the other object being the commissioning of a marble bust for the Cavendish Laboratory). Before his death in 1879 at the age of 48, Clerk Maxwell had made major contributions to many areas of theoretical physics and mathematics, not least his discoveries in the fields of electromagnetism and of the kinetic theory of gases, which have been regarded as laying the foundations of all modern physics. He is generally considered the third most important physicist of all time, after Newton and Einstein. These collected shorter works, beginning with a paper written at the age of 15, show the wide range of Clerk Maxwell's interests across mathematics, physics and chemistry.
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ISBN 13 9781108012256
ISBN 10 1108012256
Titre The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell
Auteur James Clerk Maxwell
Série Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
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Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Cambridge University Press
Année de publication 2011-01-20
Nombre de pages 662
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