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1 online resource (xvii, 183 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, 1 map. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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IET history of technology series ; 36
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IET history of technology series ; 36.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index. |
Summary |
One of the great pioneers of electrical science, Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) was a self-educated, fiercely independent genius who cared nothing for social or mathematical conventions. Among many achievements, he showed how to rid telephone lines of distortion and put Maxwell's wonderful but hitherto inaccessible theory of electromagnetism into its modern form. In his writings, and in life, he was always provocative, often amusing, sometimes infuriating, but never dull. This is a compelling account of Heaviside's life with a powerful insight into his scientific thinking and why it has been so. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925.
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Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925. |
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Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925. |
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Electrical engineers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Electrical engineers. |
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Great Britain. |
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Biographies.
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Electrical engineering -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Electrical engineering. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Electrical engineering -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1800-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Mahon, Basil. Oliver Heaviside. London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2009 9780863419652 0863419658 (DLC) 2009482145 (OCoLC)308213773 |
ISBN |
9781849190985 (electronic book) |
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1849190984 (electronic book) |
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0863419658 (paperback) |
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9780863419652 (paperback) |
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