ABSTRACT
In 1828, self-taught genius George Green, at the age of thirty-five, published An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism. It is amazing that Green derived this result and published it as a book at his own expense before he received any formal education. The report was sent to 51 subscribers of the Nottingham Subscription Library. To be exact, he had only attended one year of primary school at the age of nine before this discovery. Green is probably the best self-learner in the history of mathematics and physics. Green’s work remained relatively unknown until Lord Kelvin in 1845, four years after George Green’s death, rediscovered it. He recognized its importance and helped to publish Green’s essay in Crelle’s Journal. Thus, Green’s function could be found by simply solving the differential equation subject to a Dirac delta function with homogeneous boundary conditions.
