Article ID: CBB613473636

Nurturing Genius: the Childhood and Youth of Kelvin and Maxwell (2017)

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William Thomson and James Clerk Maxwell, nineteenth century natural philosophers, were friends and colleagues (Thomson was Maxwell’s senior by seven years). This historical note gives a description of their early lives, with emphasis on the influence of their fathers and of Cambridge on their development.

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Authors & Contributors
Bordoni, Stefano
Brenni, Paolo
D'Agostino, Salvatore
Forbes, Nancy
Goldstein, Bernard R.
Hon, Giora
Journals
Physics in Perspective
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
British Journal for the History of Science
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Publishers
Pavia University Press
Cambridge University Press
Firenze University Press
Icon Books
Prometheus Books
Concepts
Physics
Electromagnetism
Models and modeling in science
Electricity; magnetism
Science education and teaching
Metaphors; analogies
People
Maxwell, James Clerk
Faraday, Michael
Lodge, Oliver
Boltzmann, Ludwig
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron
Duhem, Pierre
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
Great Britain
Tuscany (Italy)
Europe
Scotland
United Kingdom
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