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If you ever used Laplace transforms to solve differential equations, that is Heavisides work too. Good book: http://www.amazon.com/Oliver-Heaviside-Electrical-

• bainsfather 11y ago
  I've read that book, it is very good. A fantastic story/subject, though probably not for a general audience, just those interested in a detailed history of Heaviside and his work. It's nice to see a well-written 'technical' history book - so often such books are written by someone who doesn't really understand the subject - this is an exception. You are mistaken about Laplace Transforms - Heaviside used a different method which was rather ad-hoc - sometimes it works, sometimes not. For the same problems, we now use Laplace Transforms instead, because they are better/cleaner.