Historical Articles
Published 2017-10-06
Keywords
- William Thomson (Lord Kelvin),
- James Clerk Maxwell,
- genius,
- childhood,
- youth
- history of physics ...More
How to Cite
Lekner, J. (2017). Nurturing Genius: the Childhood and Youth of Kelvin and Maxwell. Substantia, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.13128/Substantia-33
Abstract
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.