Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of
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Oliver Heaviside, a pioneer of modern electrical theory, was born into a low social class of Victorian England and died in poverty as a recluse. In between, he made advances in mathematics - by introducing the operational calculus; in physics - where he formulated the modern-day expressions of Maxwell's Laws of electromagnetism; and in electrical engineering - through his duplex equations. This biography reveals a man "who often was incapable of conducting himself properly in the most elementary social interactions", yet made extraordinary advances in his field.
Author: Paul J. Nahin (University of New Hampshire)
Format: Paperback, 360 pages, 178mm x 254mm, 635 g
Published: 2003, Johns Hopkins University Press, United States
Genre: Biography: Science, Technology & Medical
Oliver Heaviside, a pioneer of modern electrical theory, was born into a low social class of Victorian England and died in poverty as a recluse. In between, he made advances in mathematics - by introducing the operational calculus; in physics - where he formulated the modern-day expressions of Maxwell's Laws of electromagnetism; and in electrical engineering - through his duplex equations. This biography reveals a man "who often was incapable of conducting himself properly in the most elementary social interactions", yet made extraordinary advances in his field.