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Author: Ivan Tolstoy
Title: James Clerk Maxwell: A Biography
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1982
Edition: First University of Chicago Press Edition, First Printing
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0-226-80787-8
Pages: 191
Language: English
Description
A highly regarded biography of James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), one of the central figures in the development of modern physics. Ivan Tolstoy combines Maxwell’s personal history with an accessible account of his scientific work and its importance in the transition from Newtonian physics to modern concepts of electromagnetism, light, and fields.
Chapters cover Maxwell’s early life, Cambridge years, his engagement with Michael Faraday’s lines of force, his work at Aberdeen and London, electromagnetism and light, and his eventual return to Cambridge. Includes bibliography and index.
Maxwell’s mathematical formulation of electromagnetic theory was foundational to modern physics and ultimately helped establish the conceptual framework from which later developments in relativity and field theory emerged. This biography is particularly appealing to collectors and readers interested in the history of physics, electromagnetism, Victorian science, and major figures in scientific history.
Ivan Tolstoy was a mathematician and science writer who taught applied mathematics at the University of Leeds. His scientific background allowed him to discuss Maxwell’s technical accomplishments while keeping the biography accessible to a general audience.
This copy is the 1982 first University of Chicago Press edition and first printing, identified by the complete number line beginning with 1. It was originally published by Canongate in Edinburgh in 1981.
Condition
Very Good Plus (VG+). Clean, bright and unmarked interior. Binding appears firm. Covers show light age and handling wear, with minor edge and corner wear. Page edges are clean. An attractive, well-preserved copy of this early University of Chicago Press edition. Please review photos for exact condition.
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Topic: James Clerk Maxwell, Physics, Electromagnetism, History of Science, Victorian Science, Mathematical Physics, Scientific Biography
Subject: Physics & Mathematics, History of Physics, Electromagnetic Theory, Scientists & Mathematicians, Biography, History of Science
