The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell改变一切的人：J·C·麦克斯韦的一生

'Since Maxwell's time, physical reality has been thought of as represented by continuous fields, and not capable of any mechanical interpretation. This change in, the conception of reality is the most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton.
　　作者简介：BASIL MAHON is a former officer in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and a graduate in Engineering. He is a retired Government Civil Servant and ran the 1991 census in England and Wales. He has a long-time passion for the physical sciences and has for manv years Con fascinated bv the impact that Maxwell has had on all our lives.

List of illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology: principal events in Maxwell's life
Cast of characters: Maxwell's relations and close friends
Introduction
1 A country boy: Glenlair 1831-1841
2 Pins and string: Edinburgh Academy 1841-1847
3 Philosophy: Edinburgh University 1847-1850
4 Learning tojuggle: Cambridge 1850-1854
5 Blue and yellow make pink: Cambridge 1854-1856
6 Saturn and statistics: Aberdeen 1856-1860
7 Spinning cells: London 1860-1862
8 The beautiful equations: London 1862-1865
9 The Laird at home: Glenlair 1865-1871
10 The Cavendish: Cambridge 1871-1879
11 Last days
12 Maxwell's legacy
Notes
Bibliography
Index