Physics in the Nineteenth Century
Download or Read eBook Physics in the Nineteenth Century PDF written by Robert D. Purrington and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robert D. Purrington |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813524423 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813524429 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Physics in the Nineteenth Century by : Robert D. Purrington
Book excerpt: Putting physics into the historical context of the Industrial Revolution and the European nation-state, Purrington traces the main figures, including Faraday, Maxwell, Kelvin, and Helmholtz, as well as their interactions, experiments, discoveries, and debates. The success of nineteenth-century physics laid the foundation for quantum theory and relativity in the twentieth. Robert D. Purrington is a professor of physics at Tulane University and coauthor of Frame of the Universe.
