What was the place of acoustics within the discipline of physics in the period, and how should the transformations of the field of acoustics be located within the transformations of the field of physics more generally?
Author: Bill Liles
Book Review: A Maverick of Electrical Science
By Bill Liles on February 23rd, 2019 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) is now considered a maverick of electrical science, but he could also be considered the founder of that subject.