... 1856 and 1865 and later summarized and extended in two books,58 the latter of which appeared posthumously. The practical impact of Faraday and Maxwell was enormous, although not immediate, and ... neither current nor charge but the fields are there, and they propagate as waves. Indeed, if we apply the curl-operator to the first and third Maxwell equation and make use of the ether relations, ... 3.5. Sadi Carnot. His reflections about the fall of heat14This misconception, and the false information, which Carnot had about the specific heat of gases, and the latent heat of water vapour,...