Bruce J. Hunt

'Imperial Science'

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In the second half of the nineteenth century, British firms and engineers built, laid, and ran a vast global network of submarine telegraph cables. For the first time, cities around the world were put into almost instantaneous contact, with profound effec

'The Maxwellians'

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"The Maxwellians is a remarkable achievement.... Hunt combines the highest level of professional historical scholarship with a narrative that is lively and compelling throughout." Nature James Clerk Maxwell published the Treatise on Electricity