Scientific Papers

Samuel Bruce McLaren (1876–1916) was an Australian mathematician and mathematical physicist and joint winner of the Adams Prize in 1913. Originally published in 1925 this book presents a description of the main aspects of McLaren''s Adams Prize-winning essay together with other accounts of papers and a selection of reprinted papers where necessary. The text was compiled posthumously following McLaren''s early death during the Battle of the Somme. An obituary notice and a biographical appreciation of McLaren are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in mathematics physics and the history of science.