内容简介
Originallypublishedin1931,thisvolumewascreatedtomarkthecentenaryofJamesClerkMaxwell'sbirth.ComprisedoftenessaysdealingwithvariousaspectsofMaxwell'slifeandachievements,thetextincludescontributionsfromthefollowingfigures:J.J.Thomson;MaxPlanck;AlbertEinstein;JosephLarmor;JamesJeans;WilliamGarnett;AmbroseFleming;OliverLodge;RichardGlazebrook;HoraceLamb.ThisbookwillbeofvaluetoanyonewithaninterestinMaxwellandhiskeyroleinthedevelopmentofphysicsandmathematics.
作者简介
DrKerryWardiscurrentlyAssistantProfessorofWorldHistoryatRiceUniversity.ShehasaPhDfromtheUniversityofMichigan,anMAfromtheUniversityofCapeTown,andaBAfromtheUniversityofAdelaide.Shehaspublishedinthefieldsofcomparativeslaveryandforcedmigration,comparativeimperialismandcolonialism,IndianOceanhistory,SouthAfricanandSoutheastAsianhistory,historicalmemory,andpublichistoryinSouthAfrica.