Peter Harman
Professor of the History of Science at Lancaster University and editor of The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyPeople associated with electricityAlumni of the University of EdinburghAlumni of Trinity College, Cambridge19th-century British physicistsOptical physicistsColor scientistsDeaths from stomach cancer in EnglandCavendish Professors of PhysicsAcademics of King's College LondonBritish theoretical physicists, Mathematical physicistsMagneticians
Maxwell
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life and work of the often overlooked 19th century Scottish scientist, and his enormous contribution to the creation of the technological age in which we live.
2 October 2003
Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Joanna Haigh
SciencePeople associated with electricityDeaths from stomach cancer in EnglandCavendish Professors of PhysicsAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeAlumni of the University of EdinburghOptical physicistsAcademics of King's College LondonColor scientistsFellows of the Royal Society19th-century British physicistsBritish theoretical physicists, Mathematical physicistsMagneticians19th centuryMathematics