Our featured video presentation is James Clerk Maxwell - A Sense of Wonder.
2015 marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of one of the greatest scientific papers of all time, in which James Clerk Maxwell described his transformative theory of electromagnetism. This video celebrates his life, his poetry, his creative genius as a mathematician and scientist and his love of Galloway, told through the journey of poet and writer Rab Wilson and featuring conversations with contemporary scientists, music, poetry and songs.
Produced with support from the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation and the Dr David Summers Charitable Trust. Commissioned by Wigtown Festival Company.
BBC programme web page with short video clips from the programme
All presentations are on YouTube.
Maxwell's Equations: The Tip of an Iceberg Professor Peter Higgs CH FRS FRSE
Maxwell, Field Theory and the Road to Relativity and Quantum Theory Sir Peter Knight FRS
Clerk Maxwell's Influence on Mathematics Sir Michael Atiyah OM FRS HonFRSE HonFREng
The Impact of Maxwell's Work on Colour and Statistical Physics Professor Malcolm Longair CBE FRS FRSE
The Impact on Astronomy of Maxwell's Adams Prize Essay Professor Carl Murray
Maxwell, colour vision and the future of digital communication (Demonstation) Peter Reid and Professor Harald Haas
The Impact on Engineering of Maxwell's Articles on Structural Mechanics Professor Iain McLeod
The Impact on Control Theory and Cybernetics of Maxwell's Paper On Governors Professor Rodolphe Sepulchre
The Impact of Maxwell's Demon on Information Theory and Computing Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE FRAS HonFBAASc
Inspiring Brilliance: Celebrating Maxwell's Genius and Legacy, a conference at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Maxwell's Equations (the conference report is available from RSE). The video presentations in the section above are from the RSE.
For audio material please see our Documentary Audio page.
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