" We, with the advantage of hindsight, can see clearly that Maxwell's paper was the most important event of the nineteenth century in the history of the physical sciences. If we include the biological sciences as well as the physical sciences, Maxwell's paper was second only to Darwin's ``Origin of Species''."
By what metric? How has Darwin's ``Origin of Species`` been even half as prolific as Maxwell's work? Maxwell's work revolutionized our understanding of the physical world and had lead to the creation of thousands upon thousands of technological advances. It has literally forged the modern world.
I think Darwin gets special note for the fact that while there are many incredible works of theory in math and physics, there's really only one in biology: On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
Certainly not saying that it's not noteworthy, but if I had to make a top 5 list he wouldn't be on it. Apparently, my metric and the authors metric are different.
By what metric? How has Darwin's ``Origin of Species`` been even half as prolific as Maxwell's work? Maxwell's work revolutionized our understanding of the physical world and had lead to the creation of thousands upon thousands of technological advances. It has literally forged the modern world.