The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell by Basil Mahon (24)
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In these switch-flicking days of instant light and heat it is hard to imagine what an immense impact electricity had on life in the 19th century. People travelled from miles around to see demonstrations of electric light bulbs and they marvelled at the electric telegraph which enabled communication over vast distances. Yet despite this, some scientists predicted that electricity was a fad that would never catch on. In this wonderful pocket-size book we are introduced to the life-changing times of Michael Faraday, the father of electricity in Britain and a man who paved the way for the amazing technological advances that directly followed from his discoveries. Morus shows that Faraday was a prodigy long before he began to harness electricity. He was brought up against a scientific background in London and served his apprenticeship with the flamboyant chemist, Sir Humphry Davy. The pupil soo
In these switch-flicking days of instant light and heat it is hard to imagine what an immense impact electricity had on life in the 19th century. People travelled from miles around to see demonstrations of electric light bulbs and they marvelled at the electric telegraph which enabled communication over vast distances. Yet despite this, some scientists predicted that electricity was a fad that would never catch on. In this wonderful pocket-size book we are introduced to the life-changing times of Michael Faraday, the father of electricity in Britain and a man who paved the way for the amazing technological advances that directly followed from his discoveries. Morus shows that Faraday was a prodigy long before he began to harness electricity. He was brought up against a scientific background in London and served his apprenticeship with the flamboyant chemist, Sir Humphry Davy. The pupil soo