Series Preface
‘There is a time for all things: for shouting, for gentle speaking, for silence; for the washing of pots and the writing of books. Let now the pots go black, and set to work. It is hard to make a beginning, but it must be done’ – Oliver Heaviside, Electromagnetic Theory, Vol 3 (1912), Ch 9, ‘Waves from moving sources – Adagio. Andante. Allegro Moderato.’
Oliver Heaviside was one of the greatest engineers of all time, ranking alongside Faraday and Maxwell in his field. As can be seen from the above excerpt from a seminal work, he appreciated the need to communicate to a wider audience. He also offered the advice So be rigorous; that will cover a multitude of sins. And do not frown.’ The series of books that this prefaces takes ...
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