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13th Aug 2017, 7:05 pm | #1 |
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James Clerk Maxwell...Program
This was on TV the other night it's a repeat but for those that have not seen it before and might be interested then here's the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...nged-the-world Lawrence. |
13th Aug 2017, 8:12 pm | #2 |
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Re: James Clerk Maxwell...Program
Brilliant, nothing on TV tonight so that's it, thank you.
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13th Aug 2017, 10:39 pm | #3 |
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Re: James Clerk Maxwell...Program
As Lawrence says, this is a really good and informative watch! As I recall, Will Self also did a program about the relatively unknown JCM on Radio 4 at the same time-arriving at his former home in an electric car!!
If I can tag this on here as well, the next item on BBC4 was the much repeated " The Secret Life of Waves" - ocean not radio but this is an extraordinary essay on human existence in the end having morphed from a very good science doc into something else-highly recommended Dave W |
14th Aug 2017, 1:17 pm | #4 |
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Re: James Clerk Maxwell...Program
Who is this other, 'relatively unknown' James Clerk Maxwell?
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14th Aug 2017, 2:40 pm | #5 |
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Re: James Clerk Maxwell...Program
I guess he is unknown to people who have never studied physics?
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14th Aug 2017, 3:07 pm | #6 |
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Re: James Clerk Maxwell...Program
Yes that's what I meant. He didn't hit the headlines like Einstein/Marconi/Alexander G Bell et al but was clearly an extraordinary pioneer in the Scottish scientific tradition in the electromagnetic "field" that underpins everything else-probably "the power of waves" as well. I think Mr Self spent time pondering why this great man wasn't more generally known.
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14th Aug 2017, 5:04 pm | #7 |
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Re: James Clerk Maxwell...Program
I knew about him as a kid from a Ladybird book.
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