James Clerk Maxwell
(1831-1879)
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James Clerk Maxwell FRSE FRS (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics. His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics" where the first one had been realised by Isaac Newton.
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James Clerk Maxwell 13 June 1831 Edinburgh, Scotland
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5 November 1879 (aged 48) Cambridge, England
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