The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside: a maverick of electrical science
"This biography of Oliver Heaviside profiles the life of an underappreciated genius and describes his many contributions to electrical science, which proved to be essential to the future of mass communications"...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Amherst, New York
Prometheus Books
2017
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Summary: | "This biography of Oliver Heaviside profiles the life of an underappreciated genius and describes his many contributions to electrical science, which proved to be essential to the future of mass communications"... |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 288 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781633883314 9781633883321 |
Staff View
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV044531959 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20180208 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 171011s2017 xxua||| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 010 | |a 017010628 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781633883314 |9 978-1-63388-331-4 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781633883321 |9 978-1-63388-332-1 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1009126143 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV044531959 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rda | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 044 | |a xxu |c US | ||
| 049 | |a DE-12 |a DE-210 | ||
| 050 | 0 | |a TK140.H43 | |
| 082 | 0 | |a 621.3092 |2 23 | |
| 084 | |a HIST |q DE-210 |2 fid | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Mahon, Basil |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Oliver Heaviside |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside |b a maverick of electrical science |c Basil Mahon |
| 264 | 1 | |a Amherst, New York |b Prometheus Books |c 2017 | |
| 300 | |a 288 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln |b Illustrationen |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 520 | |a "This biography of Oliver Heaviside profiles the life of an underappreciated genius and describes his many contributions to electrical science, which proved to be essential to the future of mass communications"... | ||
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Heaviside, Oliver |d 1850-1925 |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Heaviside, Oliver |d 1850-1925 |0 (DE-588)118901192 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 648 | 4 | |a Geschichte 1900-2000 | |
| 648 | 4 | |a Geschichte 1800-1900 | |
| 648 | 7 | |a Geschichte 1850-1925 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 650 | 4 | |a SCIENCE / History / bisacsh | |
| 650 | 4 | |a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology / bisacsh | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Electrical engineers |z Great Britain |v Biography | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Electrical engineering |z Great Britain |x History |y 19th century | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Electrical engineering |z Great Britain |x History |y 20th century | |
| 650 | 4 | |a SCIENCE / History | |
| 650 | 4 | |a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Elektrotechnik |0 (DE-588)4014390-9 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Elektrizitätslehre |0 (DE-588)4113415-1 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 651 | 4 | |a Großbritannien | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Großbritannien |0 (DE-588)4022153-2 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 655 | 7 | |0 (DE-588)4006804-3 |a Biografie |2 gnd-content | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Heaviside, Oliver |d 1850-1925 |0 (DE-588)118901192 |D p |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a Großbritannien |0 (DE-588)4022153-2 |D g |
| 689 | 0 | 2 | |a Elektrotechnik |0 (DE-588)4014390-9 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 3 | |a Elektrizitätslehre |0 (DE-588)4113415-1 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 4 | |a Geschichte 1850-1925 |A z |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |m Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=029931230&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-029931230 | ||
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 609 |e 22/bsb |f 09042 |g 41 |
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 609 |e 22/bsb |f 09034 |g 41 |
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 509 |e 22/bsb |f 09041 |g 41 |
Record in the Search Index
| _version_ | 1804177884216033280 |
|---|---|
| adam_text | CONTENTS
LIST
OF
ILLUSTRATIONS 9
PREFACE 11
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
13
CHRONOLOGY:
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
IN
HEAVISIDE S LIFE 15
CAST
OF
CHARACTERS:
RELATIONS, FRIENDS,
AND
ADVERSARIES 19
INTRODUCTION 21
CHAPTER ONE: DO TRY
TO
BE LIKE OTHER
PEOPLE:
LONDON 1850-68 25
CHAPTER TWO: SEVENTY
WORDS
A
MINUTE:
FREDERICIA
1868-70 35
CHAPTER THREE: WAITING
FOR CAROLINE.
NEWCASTLE 1870-74
53
CHAPTER FOUR:
OLD TEUFELSDROECKH:
LONDON 1874-82 67
CHAPTER
FIVE:
GOOD
OLD
MAXWELL!:
LONDON 1882-86 83
CHAPTER
SIX:
MAKING
WAVES: LONDON,
LIVERPOOL, DUBLIN,
AND
KARLSRUHE 1882-88 97
CHAPTER SEVEN: INTO
BATTLE: LONDON
1886-88
119
CHAPTER EIGHT: SELF-INDUCTION S IN
THE
AIR:
BATH
AND
LONDON
1888-89
139
CHAPTER
NINE: UNCLE
OLLY:
PAIGNTON
1889-97 155
CHAPTER
TEN:
COUNTRY
LIFE:
NEWTON ABBOT
1897-1908 179
CHAPTER
ELEVEN:
A TORQUAY
MARRIAGE: TORQUAY 1908-24 203
CHAPTER TWELVE: LAST
DAYS:
1924-25 223
HEAVISIDE S LEGACY 227
NOTES 235
BIBLIOGRAPHY
269
INDEX
273
7
$
B1IOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
HLUENCHE A
|
| any_adam_object | 1 |
| author | Mahon, Basil |
| author_facet | Mahon, Basil |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Mahon, Basil |
| author_variant | b m bm |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV044531959 |
| callnumber-first | T - Technology |
| callnumber-label | TK140 |
| callnumber-raw | TK140.H43 |
| callnumber-search | TK140.H43 |
| callnumber-sort | TK 3140 H43 |
| callnumber-subject | TK - Electrical and Nuclear Engineering |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)1009126143 (DE-599)BVBBV044531959 |
| dewey-full | 621.3092 |
| dewey-hundreds | 600 - Technology (Applied sciences) |
| dewey-ones | 621 - Applied physics |
| dewey-raw | 621.3092 |
| dewey-search | 621.3092 |
| dewey-sort | 3621.3092 |
| dewey-tens | 620 - Engineering and allied operations |
| discipline | Elektrotechnik / Elektronik / Nachrichtentechnik |
| era | Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1850-1925 gnd |
| era_facet | Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1850-1925 |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02995nam a2200697 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV044531959</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20180208 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">171011s2017 xxua||| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="010" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">017010628</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781633883314</subfield><subfield code="9">978-1-63388-331-4</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781633883321</subfield><subfield code="9">978-1-63388-332-1</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1009126143</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV044531959</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">xxu</subfield><subfield code="c">US</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-210</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">TK140.H43</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">621.3092</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">HIST</subfield><subfield code="q">DE-210</subfield><subfield code="2">fid</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mahon, Basil</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="240" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Oliver Heaviside</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside</subfield><subfield code="b">a maverick of electrical science</subfield><subfield code="c">Basil Mahon</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Amherst, New York</subfield><subfield code="b">Prometheus Books</subfield><subfield code="c">2017</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">288 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln</subfield><subfield code="b">Illustrationen</subfield><subfield code="c">24 cm</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">"This biography of Oliver Heaviside profiles the life of an underappreciated genius and describes his many contributions to electrical science, which proved to be essential to the future of mass communications"...</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Heaviside, Oliver</subfield><subfield code="d">1850-1925</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Heaviside, Oliver</subfield><subfield code="d">1850-1925</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118901192</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1900-2000</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1800-1900</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1850-1925</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">SCIENCE / History / bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology / bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Electrical engineers</subfield><subfield code="z">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Electrical engineering</subfield><subfield code="z">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Electrical engineering</subfield><subfield code="z">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">20th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">SCIENCE / History</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Elektrotechnik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4014390-9</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Elektrizitätslehre</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4113415-1</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Großbritannien</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Großbritannien</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4022153-2</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4006804-3</subfield><subfield code="a">Biografie</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd-content</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Heaviside, Oliver</subfield><subfield code="d">1850-1925</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118901192</subfield><subfield code="D">p</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Großbritannien</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4022153-2</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Elektrotechnik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4014390-9</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="3"><subfield code="a">Elektrizitätslehre</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4113415-1</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1850-1925</subfield><subfield code="A">z</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=029931230&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Inhaltsverzeichnis</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-029931230</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">609</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09042</subfield><subfield code="g">41</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">609</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09034</subfield><subfield code="g">41</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">509</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09041</subfield><subfield code="g">41</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| genre | (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content |
| genre_facet | Biografie |
| geographic | Großbritannien Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 gnd |
| geographic_facet | Großbritannien |
| id | DE-604.BV044531959 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-07-10T07:55:10Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9781633883314 9781633883321 |
| language | English |
| lccn | 017010628 |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-029931230 |
| oclc_num | 1009126143 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-12 DE-210 |
| owner_facet | DE-12 DE-210 |
| physical | 288 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen 24 cm |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publishDateSearch | 2017 |
| publishDateSort | 2017 |
| publisher | Prometheus Books |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Mahon, Basil Verfasser aut Oliver Heaviside The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science Basil Mahon Amherst, New York Prometheus Books 2017 288 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index "This biography of Oliver Heaviside profiles the life of an underappreciated genius and describes his many contributions to electrical science, which proved to be essential to the future of mass communications"... Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 (DE-588)118901192 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1850-1925 gnd rswk-swf SCIENCE / History / bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology / bisacsh Geschichte Electrical engineers Great Britain Biography Electrical engineering Great Britain History 19th century Electrical engineering Great Britain History 20th century SCIENCE / History BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology Elektrotechnik (DE-588)4014390-9 gnd rswk-swf Elektrizitätslehre (DE-588)4113415-1 gnd rswk-swf Großbritannien Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 (DE-588)118901192 p Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 g Elektrotechnik (DE-588)4014390-9 s Elektrizitätslehre (DE-588)4113415-1 s Geschichte 1850-1925 z DE-604 Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=029931230&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Mahon, Basil The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 (DE-588)118901192 gnd SCIENCE / History / bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology / bisacsh Geschichte Electrical engineers Great Britain Biography Electrical engineering Great Britain History 19th century Electrical engineering Great Britain History 20th century SCIENCE / History BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology Elektrotechnik (DE-588)4014390-9 gnd Elektrizitätslehre (DE-588)4113415-1 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)118901192 (DE-588)4014390-9 (DE-588)4113415-1 (DE-588)4022153-2 (DE-588)4006804-3 |
| title | The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science |
| title_alt | Oliver Heaviside |
| title_auth | The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science |
| title_exact_search | The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science |
| title_full | The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science Basil Mahon |
| title_fullStr | The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science Basil Mahon |
| title_full_unstemmed | The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside a maverick of electrical science Basil Mahon |
| title_short | The forgotten genius of Oliver Heaviside |
| title_sort | the forgotten genius of oliver heaviside a maverick of electrical science |
| title_sub | a maverick of electrical science |
| topic | Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 (DE-588)118901192 gnd SCIENCE / History / bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology / bisacsh Geschichte Electrical engineers Great Britain Biography Electrical engineering Great Britain History 19th century Electrical engineering Great Britain History 20th century SCIENCE / History BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology Elektrotechnik (DE-588)4014390-9 gnd Elektrizitätslehre (DE-588)4113415-1 gnd |
| topic_facet | Heaviside, Oliver 1850-1925 SCIENCE / History / bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology / bisacsh Geschichte Electrical engineers Great Britain Biography Electrical engineering Great Britain History 19th century Electrical engineering Great Britain History 20th century SCIENCE / History BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology Elektrotechnik Elektrizitätslehre Großbritannien Biografie |
| url | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=029931230&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mahonbasil oliverheaviside AT mahonbasil theforgottengeniusofoliverheavisideamaverickofelectricalscience |