Oliver Heaviside Scientist

Oliver Heaviside FRS (/ˈɒlɪvər ˈhɛvisaɪd/; 18 May 1850 – 3 February 1925) was a self-taught English electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist who adapted complex numbers to the study of electrical circuits, invented mathematical techniques for the solution of differential equations (later found to be equivalent to Laplace transforms), reformulated Maxwell's field equations in terms of electric and magnetic forces and energy flux, and independently co-formulated vector analysis. Although at odds with the scientific establishment for most of his life, Heaviside changed the face of telecommunications, mathematics, and science for years to come.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 18, 1850
Birth place	Camden Town
Date of death	February 03, 1925
Place of death	Devon , Torquay
Known for	Kennelly–Heaviside layer Coaxial cable Vector calculus Heaviside step function Differential operator Electrical reactance Heaviside condition Heaviside cover-up method