James Clerk Maxwell Summary

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841 words, approx. 3 pages
James Clerk Maxwell 1831-1879 Scottish Physicist James Clerk Maxwell developed the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism, and introduced statistical methods to the kinetic theory of gases a... Read more
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Maxwell, James Clerk (1831-1879) Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell was a physicist who introduced a new paradigm with his electromagnetic theory, influencing generations of researchers. Maxwell w... Read more
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Maxwell, James Clerk (1831-1879) James Clerk Maxwell is the one theoretical physicist between Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein of a stature comparable to theirs. Maxwell's contributions to scie... Read more
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Maxwell, James Clerk(1831–1879) James Clerk Maxwell, the British physicist, came from a well-known Scottish family, the Clerks; his father adopted the name Maxwell on inheriting an estate origi... Read more