Electricity and Magnetism - A Historical Perspective

Informationen zum Autor Brian Baigrie is Associate Professor in the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Toronto. He is the author of many articles in history and philosophy of science, and has edited Scientific Revolutions: Primary Texts in the History of Science , History of Modern Science and Mathematics , and Life Scientists of the Twentieth Century . Klappentext All students of physics need to understand the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism. E&M is central to the study of physics, and central to understanding the developments of the last two hundred years of not just science, but technology and society in general. But the core of electricity and magnetism can be difficult to understand - many of the ideas are counterintuitive and difficult to appreciate. This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science series traces the central concepts of electricity and magnetism from the ancient past to the present day, enabling students to develop a deeper understanding of how the science arose as it has.

About the author

Brian Baigrie is Associate Professor in the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Toronto. He is the author of many articles in history and philosophy of science, and has edited Scientific Revolutions: Primary Texts in the History of Science, History of Modern Science and Mathematics, and Life Scientists of the Twentieth Century.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Baigrie, Brian S. Baigrie, Baigrie Brian
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2006
• EAN: 9780313333583
• ISBN: 978-0-313-33358-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Greenwood Guides to Great Idea; Greenwood Guides to Great Idea; Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, Science, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, History of Science, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism