Maxwell's Equations - 2. Maxwell at Glenlair

Will Self continues his road trip from Edinburgh to Cambridge on the trail of a Scottish physicist.

In 1865 James Clerk Maxwell pioneered the theory of electromagnetic waves which made mobile phones, radio, radar and GPS all possible.

In a bid to understand Maxwell and his achievements, Will is driving 600 miles in an electric car.

This time Will arrives at Glenlair, Maxwell's country estate.

Here he attempts to get to grips with what inspired the physicist's scientific imagination.

Will's electric car, on the other hand, is proving somewhat less than inspirational...

Producer: Laurence Grissell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.

Published on Tuesday, 24th November 2015.

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