Maxwell's Equations first published 150 years ago

Re:Maxwell's Equations first published 150 years ago by juped on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @12:26AM (#10619268)

Heaviside was somewhat written out of history because he was considered a crank during his lifetime. His reputation is basically rehabilitated these days, but it's only physicists/mathematicians/engineers who have heard of him.

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Re:Maxwell's Equations first published 150 years ago by sklogic on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @03:18AM (#10619706)

His name was all over the physics textbooks, probably even more frequently than Maxwell, so he is not entirely forgotten.

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Re:Maxwell's Equations first published 150 years ago by arethuza on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @05:41AM (#10620079)

Bill Bryson mentions Heaviside in his latest book The Road to Little Dribbling.

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