Maxwell's Wave Equations To the tune of "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by the Beatles Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Lyrics copyright 1999 by Michelle Dockrey Science Advisor: Matthew Dockrey Back in their-a-days Gauss, Ampere and Faraday's Theories were select Seeming to neglect the magnetic fie-ie-ie-ield Maxwell's mimicry Noticing the symmetry "Let's turn these about Try to figure out a magnetic yie-ie-ie-ield" And as he's sitting writing away A thought comes to his mind Bang Bang Maxwell's Wave Equations popped up into his head Bang Bang Maxwell's Wave Equations so E and B were wed Folks defiant hissed "He isn't a scientist!" Paid his thoughts no heed No one really needed them anyway-ay-ay-ay Ollie Heaviside Sometime after Maxy died Saved them from the trash Phrased them in the fashion we use today-ay-ay-ay And now we can make radio waves You know who you can thank Bang Bang Maxwell's Wave Equations popped up into his head Bang Bang Maxwell's Wave Equations so E and B were wed Waves aesthetic, e- Lectric and magnetic, he Saw how they relate Each one generating the other-- coo-oo-oo-ool! Back & forth again North and South and North again If you get confused You could just try using the right hand ru-u-u-ule If we could find a singular pole We'd have monopole-y! Bang Bang Maxwell's Wave Equations popped up into his head Bang Bang Maxwell's Wave Equations so E and B were wed