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James Clerk Maxwell
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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
Maxwell, c. 1870s
Maxwell, c. 1870s
Clerk Maxwell's birthplace at 14 India Street in Edinburgh is now the home of the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation.
Clerk Maxwell's birthplace at 14 India Street in Edinburgh is now the home of the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation.
Old College, University of Edinburgh
Old College, University of Edinburgh
A young Maxwell at Trinity College, Cambridge, holding one of his colour wheels
A young Maxwell at Trinity College, Cambridge, holding one of his colour wheels
Katherine Clerk Maxwell
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Katherine Mary Clerk Maxwell was the wife of Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell. In the 1850s and 1860s she aided him in some of his work on colour vision and his experiments on the viscosity of g
James Clerk Maxwell
…and correctly proposed that they were composed of numerous small particles, work that earned him the Adams Prize in 1859. During this time he married Katherine Mary Dewar, who assisted him in his laboratory work. From 1860 to 1865, he served as the Professor of Natural Philosophy at King's College London, where he developed…
An image showing Katherine Clerk Maxwell (seated), with her husband James Clerk Maxwell and the couple's dog.
An image showing Katherine Clerk Maxwell (seated), with her husband James Clerk Maxwell and the couple's dog.
An image of Katherine Clerk Maxwell's grave in Parton, Dumfries and Galloway, where she is buried with her husband James Clerk Maxwell and his parents
An image of Katherine Clerk Maxwell's grave in Parton, Dumfries and Galloway, where she is buried with her husband James Clerk Maxwell and his parents.