From Obscurity to Enigma: The Work of Oliver Heaviside, 1872-1889 (Modern Birkhäuser Classics)
Ido Yavetz
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Paperback. This important contribution to the history of science traces the evolution of Heaviside's ideas, reveals the thematic coherence that unifies his various publications, and sheds light on the reasons for the incomprehension that in large part greeted his work. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. 334 pages, black & white illustrations. This important contribution to the history of science traces the evolution of Heaviside's ideas, reveals the thematic coherence that unifies his various publications, and sheds light on the reasons for the incomprehension that in large part greeted his work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PBF; PHJ. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight: 532.
Oliver Heaviside's electromagnetic investigations - from the publication of his first electrical paper in 1972 to the public recognition awarded to him by Lord Kelvin in 1889 - have consistently attracted attention over the years, and of late have become a major source for the study of the development of field theory after Maxwell. "From Obscurity to Enigma" is the only comprehensive, in-depth analysis of Heaviside's work. It analyses and elucidates his brilliant but often close-to-indecipherable Electrical Papers and traces the evolution of his ideas against the background of growing knowledge in basic electromagnetic theory, telegraphy and telephony during these years. The ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
Science Networks. Historical Studies
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034801768
SKU
V9783034801768
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About Ido Yavetz
Ido Yavetz is a Professor at The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at the Tel Aviv University.
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