Background
Mead, Carver Andress was born on May 1, 1934 in Bakersfield, California, United States.
( In this book Carver Mead offers a radically new approac...)
In this book Carver Mead offers a radically new approach to the standard problems of electromagnetic theory. Motivated by the belief that the goal of scientific research should be the simplification and unification of knowledge, he describes a new way of doing electrodynamics--collective electrodynamics--that does not rely on Maxwell's equations, but rather uses the quantum nature of matter as its sole basis. Collective electrodynamics is a way of looking at how electrons interact, based on experiments that tell us about the electrons directly. (As Mead points out, Maxwell had no access to these experiments.)The results Mead derives for standard electromagnetic problems are identical to those found in any text. Collective electrodynamics reveals, however, that quantities that we usually think of as being very different are, in fact, the same--that electromagnetic phenomena are simple and direct manifestations of quantum phenomena. Mead views his approach as a first step toward reformulating quantum concepts in a clear and comprehensible manner.The book is divided into five sections: magnetic interaction of steady currents, propagating waves, electromagnetic energy, radiation in free space, and electromagnetic interaction of atoms. In an engaging preface, Mead tells how his approach to electromagnetic theory was inspired by his interaction with Richard Feynman.
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Mead, Carver Andress was born on May 1, 1934 in Bakersfield, California, United States.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1960.
Doctor (honorary), University Lund, Sweden, 1987. Doctor (honorary), University Southern California, 1991.
Electrical engineering instructor California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1958—1959, professor engineering and applied science, 1959—1980, Gordon and Betty Moore professor engineering and applied science, 1980-1999, Gordon and Betty Moore professor engineering and applied science emeritus, since 1999. Co-founder Actel corporation, 1985, Synaptics, 1986, others. Co-founder, chairman Foveon, Inc., since 1997.
Co-founder, member board directors Impinj Inc., since 2000.
( In this book Carver Mead offers a radically new approac...)
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Harry H. Goode Memorial award 1985, John von Neumann medal 1996, Centennial medal 1984), American Physical Society. Member: National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering (Founders award 2003), Royal Swedish Academy Engineering Science (foreign), Sigma Xi.