Published posthumously in 1888, this treatise by the first Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge explores and explains the fundamental principles and laws that are the basis of elementary physics. Maxwell was at the forefront of physics and mathematics during the nineteenth century and his pioneering work brought together existing ideas to give 'a dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field'. This work inspired not only the applications of electromagnetic waves like fibre optics but also Einstein's theory of relativity. The text explains many of Newton's laws and the unifying concepts that govern a body and its motion. The increment in the complexity of topics allows one to build a solid understanding of the accepted laws of mathematical physics that explain topics like force, work, energy and the centre mass point of a material system. This logical guide and instruction is as timeless as the laws of physics that it explains.
A logical instructive guide explaining complex concepts that, although published in 1888, is as timeless as the laws of physics.Book InformationISBN 9781108014021
Author James Clerk MaxwellFormat Paperback
Page Count 136
Imprint Cambridge University PressPublisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm