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James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish physicist and mathematician 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. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism achieved the second great unification in physics, where the first one had been realised by Isaac Newton. Maxwell was also key in the creation of statistical mechanics.
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Born 13 June 1831 · Died 5 November 1879 · Q9095
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Awarded Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame (2012).
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Concluded that the seemingly impossible partial success of the red-filtered exposure was due to ultraviolet light, which is strongly reflected by some red dyes, not entirely blocked by the red filter used, and within the
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Was told by his host that he had done great things because he stood on Newton's shoulders; Einstein replied: "No I don't
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Studied at University of Cambridge.
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Heaviside replaced the electromagnetic potential field by force fields as the centerpiece of electromagnetic theory
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Died 1879-11-05.
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Constructed a plaster thermodynamic visualisation as a way of exploring phase transitions, based on the American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs's graphical thermodynamics papers
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Established Maxwell's thermodynamic relations, which are statements of equality among the second derivatives of the thermodynamic potentials with respect to different thermodynamic variables
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Returned to Cambridge to become the first Cavendish Professor of Physics
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Maxwell returned to Cambridge as the first Cavendish Professor of Physics, overseeing the construction of the Cavendish Laboratory
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Career landmark: Cavendish Professor of Physics (1871–1879).
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And helped to establish the CGS system of measurement
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“On reciprocal figures, frames and diagrams of forces”
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Won Keith Medal (1869).
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Proposed the thought experiment known as Maxwell's demon, which challenges how information affects entropy in thermodynamics
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Won Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1866).
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Maxwell resigned the chair at King's College, London, and returned to Glenlair with Katherine
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“The agreement of the results seems to show that light and magnetism are affections of the same substance, and that light is an electromagnetic disturbance propagated through the field according to electromagnetic laws”
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Demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light, proposing that light is an undulation in the same medium that is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena
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Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1861).
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And showed that any colour can be produced with a mixture of any three primary colours, those being red, green, and blue, the basis for colour television
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Won Rumford Medal (1860).
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Marischal College merged with the neighbouring King's College to form the University of Aberdeen
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For his work on colour and was later elected to the Society in 1861
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For his essay "On the stability of the motion of Saturn's rings"; he was the only entrant to have made enough headway to submit an entry
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Awarded Adams Prize (1857).
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Maxwell befriended the Reverend Daniel Dewar, who was then the Principal of Marischal
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Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1856).
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Awarded Smith's Prize (1854).
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Maxwell graduated from Trinity with a degree in mathematics
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Where he earned distinction in mathematics and the Smith's Prize
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Studied at Trinity College (1851–1854).
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Attending both Church of Scotland (his father's denomination) and Episcopalian (his mother's denomination) services as a child, Maxwell underwent an evangelical conversion in April 1853.
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Studied at Peterhouse (1850–1851).
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Studied at University of Edinburgh (1847–1850).
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At age 16 and began attending classes at the University of Edinburgh
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Studied at Edinburgh Academy (1841–1847).
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At age ten, Maxwell was sent to the prestigious Edinburgh Academy
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His mother described this innate sense of inquisitiveness:
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Born 1831-06-13.
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