Nahin, Paul J., author.
Hot molecules, cold electrons : from the mathematics of heat to the development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable / Paul J. Nahin.
"An entertaining mathematical exploration of the heat equation and its role in the triumphant development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable."--Inside cover.
Fourier, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph, 1768-1830.
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907.
Heat equation.
Transatlantic cables.
Mathematical physics.