Professor Maxwell’s Duplicitous Demon by Brian Clegg (Paperback Book)

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Professor Maxwells Duplicitous DemonThe Life and Science of James Clerk Maxwell\nAuthor(s): Brian Clegg\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Icon Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Icon Books\nISBN-13: 9781785785702, 978-1785785702\nSynopsis\nAsked to name a great physicist, most people would mention Newton or Einstein, Feynman or Hawking. But ask a physicist and there's no doubt that James Clerk Maxwell will be near the top of the list.\n\nMaxwell, an unassuming Victorian Scotsman, explained how we perceive colour. He uncovered the way gases behave. And, most significantly, he transformed the way physics was undertaken in his explanation of the interaction of electricity and magnetism, revealing the nature of light and laying the groundwork for everything from Einstein's special relativity to modern electronics.\n\nAlong the way, he set up one of the most enduring challenges in physics, one that has taxed the best minds ever since. 'Maxwell's demon' is a tiny but thoroughly disruptive though.