A History of Magnetism in Human Civilisation: Magnetism on the Long Arc of Time

A History of Magnetism in Human Civilisation: Magnetism on the Long Arc of Time
by: Indrajit G. Roy (Author)
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Edition:Unabridged
Publication Date: 30 Jan. 2024
Language:English
Print Length:700 pages
ISBN-10:1527566080
ISBN-13:9781527566088
Book Description
Humans, over many millennia, have been intrigued with magnetism and continuously revealing its nature and association with other objects, both animate and inanimate. Started with reverence for its mystic power, the beautiful minds soon find the means to harness it. This book is an omnibus that helps one travel through time over many millennia until today while giving glimpses of human achievements in the Odyssey of human civilisation. This is a scientific essay. Nevertheless, it offers a range of flavours, such as the history of science, philosophy, social construct, the early scientific revolution, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the growth of modern science, and discussion on scientific phenomena with no less scientific rigour, while remaining simple and intelligible. The book will be food for academic minds and a pleasant experience for general readers.
About the Author
About the Author Indrajit G. Roy is a geophysicist, an academic and a researcher spanning four decades. He held academic and research positions at internationally acclaimed institutes and research organisations, such as Indian School of Mines, University of Texas at Austin, Geoscience Australia and Australian National University. Indrajit possesses varied research interests, such as geosciences, computational methods, general physics, history of science and philosophy of science. He has published numerous articles and academic papers in peer-reviewed journals and made presentations at symposia and colloquia.