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Was James Clerk Maxwell’s mathematics as good as his poetry?
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) was, by any measure, a natural philosopher of the first rank who made wide-ranging contributions to science. He also, however, wrote poetry.
In this talk examples of Maxwell’s poetry will be discussed in the context of a biographical sketch. It will be argued that not only was Maxwell a good poet, but that his poetry enriches our view of his life and its intellectual context.
Date:
25 January 2018, 17:00
Venue:
Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details:
L5
Speaker:
Mark McCartney (University of Ulster)
Organising department:
Mathematical Institute
Organiser:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
christopher.hollings@maths.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Part of:
History of Mathematics Seminar
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Christopher Hollings
