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Professor Maxwell's Duplicitous Demon
- The Life and Science of James Clerk Maxwell
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
Asked 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.
Maxwell, an unassuming Victorian Scotsman, explained how we perceive color. 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.
Along 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 thought experiment that suggests the second law of thermodynamics, the law that governs the flow of time itself, can be broken. This is the story of a groundbreaking scientist, a great contributor to our understanding of the way the world works, and his duplicitous demon.
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- Swaledale Sheep
- 31-08-22
Entertainment and science history in one
I knew JCM was a hero to physics, but didn't realise, although a man of his times, he was such an all-round great guy.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-05-23
Excellent brief overview of Maxwell's life.
Narrator is excellent, the writing is extremely entertaining. Absolutely inspiring to learn about one of the founders of modern physics.
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-05-24
A great listen for a physicist
I, as a physicist trained in Maxwell's theories LOVED to hear this biography with its witty demonic interludes, reflecting Maxwell's own humour. He was a very interesting guy, and learning he also messed up his arithmetics from time to time makes him more human to me.
Performance was great — loved the Scottish accent when quoting Maxwell. However the name "Euler" was mispronounced and "ln" was read as "I of n" instead of "logarithm" which was an honest but comical mistake.
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- Goronwy-Wyn
- 03-12-19
An Engineers dream book.
JCM, originated my field of study, having studied automatic control 40 years ago this book was a welcome trip down memory lane!
Excellent work, more like this please.
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