Brilliant Lives: The Clerk Maxwells and the Scottish Enlightenment

by John W. Arthur

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was the greatest physicist of the nineteenth century, and although his scientific contribution is now acknowledged to be on a level with those of Newton and Einstein, he has generally not received the acclaim that he deserves. This book goes beyond the life of the man himself to explore five generations of his family and those with whom they were connected, predominantly middle ranking lowland Scots who were interlinked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906566976
• ISBN13: 9781906566975
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: John Donald Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"