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2. www.britannica.com › biography › James-Clerk-MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   Sep 27, 2024 · 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. Learn more about his life and work.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Clerk_MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell - Wikipedia

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   Life. Early life, 1831–1839. Clerk Maxwell's birthplace at 14 India Street in Edinburgh is now the home of the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation.

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   Jun 13, 2013 · James Maxwell was a Scottish physicist credited to be the father of modern physics. This biography of James Maxwell provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

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   Early years and education. Born in Edinburgh in 1831, Maxwell spent his early years at the family home at Glenlair in Dumfries and Galloway. He went to Edinburgh Academy when he was 10 years old. Here he demonstrated an extraordinary ability in mathematics.

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   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. He also made fundamental contributions to mathematics, astronomy and engineering.

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   Maxwell’s School Life. James Clerk Maxwell was born into a wealthy family in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on June 13, 1831. His father was a lawyer, and his mother died when he was only eight years old. He attended high school in Edinburgh – Edinburgh Academy – where he published his first academic paper, Oval Curves at the age of just 14.

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   What did Maxwell do for a living?

   • Maxwell’s interests ranged far beyond the school syllabus, and he did not pay particular attention to examination performance. His first scientific paper, published when he was only 14 years old, described a generalized series of oval curves that could be traced with pins and thread by analogy with an ellipse.

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   What did James Clerk Maxwell prove?

   • He also measured the ratio of electromagnetic and electrostatic units of electricity and confirmed that it was in satisfactory agreement with the velocity of light as predicted by his theory. James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist best known for his formulation of electromagnetic theory.

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   Who was James Maxwell?

   • Accredited to be one of the greatest scientists ever, Scottish physicist James Maxwell was the man who propounded the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation. His discoveries are said to be of the same magnitude in their significance to physics as those of the great scientists Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein.

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   Who was Clerk Maxwell?

   • Tom Siegfried described Maxwell as "one of those once-in-a-century geniuses who perceived the physical world with sharper senses than those around him". [ 15 ] Clerk Maxwell's birthplace at 14 India Street in Edinburgh is now the home of the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation.

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   Where can I find a biography of James Clerk Maxwell?

   • James Clerk Maxwell: a biography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-226-80785-1. OCLC 8688302. ^ abcTolstoy, Ivan (1981). James Clerk Maxwell : a biography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 0-226-80785-1. OCLC 8688302. ^ "Key dates in the life of James Clerk Maxwell".

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   How did James Clerk Maxwell influence physics?

   • Maxwell helped move physics away from the classical, mechanical world view of Newton towards the quantum, probabilistic view that we rely on today – a view Albert Einstein was never happy with, claiming famously that ‘God does not play dice with the Universe.’ Sadly, James Clerk Maxwell did not enjoy a long life.

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10. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk › Biographies › MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell - MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

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    Jun 13, 2011 · Summary. James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematician who did revolutionary work on electricity, magnetism, optics and on the kinetic theory of gases. View thirteen larger pictures. Biography. 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.