Episode 39: Maxwells Equations The Mechanical Universe

Episode 39. Maxwell s Equations: Maxwell discovers that displacement current produces electromagnetic waves or light. The Mechanical Universe, is a criticallyacclaimed series of 52 thirtyminute videos covering the basic topics of an introductory university physics course. Each program in the series opens and closes with Caltech Professor David Goodstein providing philosophical, historical and often humorous insight into the subject at hand while lecturing to his freshman physics class. The series contains hundreds of computer animation segments, created by Dr. James F. Blinn, as the primary tool of instruction. Dynamic location footage and historical recreations are also used to stress the fact that science is a human endeavor.