The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell

I have just started reading "The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell" by Basil Mahon, I first came across Maxwell and his discoveries in electromagnetism during my GCSE physics class.  Unfortunately I didn't really pay enough attention to fully appreciate his work(sorry Mr Steeg).  However from all the science DVDs and youtube videos his discoveries gave us alot of the things we take for granted today. He also made discoveries in maths, optics and materials science.