James Clerk Maxwell - Wikipedia James Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician [1] who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon
James Clerk Maxwell | Biography Facts | Britannica James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist best known for his formulation of electromagnetic theory He is regarded by most modern physicists as the scientist of the 19th century who had the greatest influence on 20th-century physics
Who was James Clerk Maxwell? - Clerk Maxwell Foundation James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was one of the greatest scientists who have ever lived To him we owe the most significant discovery of our age - the theory of electromagnetism He is rightly acclaimed as the father of modern physics
James Clerk Maxwell - Magnet Academy - National MagLab James Clerk Maxwell was one of the most influential scientists of the nineteenth century His theoretical work on electromagnetism and light largely determined the direction that physics would take in the early 20th century
James Clerk Maxwell biography - Science Hall of Fame - National Library . . . James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Famous for: Proving the link between electricity, magnetism and light for the first time; Determining what the rings of Saturn are made of; Devising a theory relating to gases; Producing the first colour photograph James Clerk Maxwell is often called one of the world's greatest physicists
James Clerk Maxwell - MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematician who did revolutionary work on electricity, magnetism, optics and on the kinetic theory of gases James Clerk Maxwell was born at 14 India Street in Edinburgh, a house built by his parents in the 1820s You can see more about this house at THIS LINK
Maxwell, James Clerk - Encyclopedia. com The Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) formulated important mathematical expressions describing electric and magnetic phenomena and postulated the identity of light as an electromagnetic action