Oliver Heaviside

Oliver Heaviside was a pioneering English telecommunications engineer and mathematician who made significant contributions to electromagnetism in the late 19th century. He reformulated Maxwell's equations, simplifying them and making them more accessible for practical applications, like electrical engineering. He also introduced concepts such as the Heaviside step function in signals and the idea of electromagnetic waves propagating in space. His work laid the groundwork for modern communication technologies and helped bridge the gap between classical and relativistic electromagnetism. Heaviside's innovative approach modernized the understanding of electrical phenomena and their applications, influencing both theoretical and applied physics.