James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell
Born	13 Juin 1831 ( 1831-06-13 ) Edinburgh
Dee'd	5 November 1879 (1879-11-05) (aged 48) Cambridge
Restin place	Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire 55°00′24″N 4°02′21″W  /  55.006693°N 4.039210°W  / 55.006693; -4.039210
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James Clerk Maxwell ( 13 Juin 1831 ? 5 November 1879) wis a Scots physicist , born in Edinburgh . ^[1] Maxwell developit a set o equations expressin the basic laws o eletric an magnetism ^[2] as weel as the Maxwell distribution in the kinetic theory o gases ^[3] .

He wis the last member o a cadet brainch o the weel-kent Scots faimlie o Clerk o Penicuik . ^[4] He wis eddicatit at Edinburgh Academy than the Varsity o Edinburgh , and Cambridge . He taucht at Marischal College , Aiberdeen and Keeng's College, London, and the Varsity o Cambridge. He wis eleckit tae the Ryal Society in 1866, but wisnae gien ony Scots awards or honours whan alive. ^[5] He dee'd on 5 November 1879, and is buirit at Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire. ^[5]

Maxwell is aften thocht on as the scientist o the 1800s that haed the maist influence on the physics o the 1900s, makkin contreibutions tae the basic models o naitur. ^[5] In 1931 , on the centennial anniversar o Maxwell's birth, Einstein descrieved Maxwell's wark as the " maist profound an the maist fruitfu that physics haes experienced syne the time o Newton . " ^[6]

Algebraic mathematics wi elements o geometry is a featur o a hantle o Maxwell's wark. Maxwell shawed that eletric an magnetic forces is twa complementar aspecks o eletromagnetism. ^[7] He shawed that eletric an magnetic fields traivels throu space, in the form o waves, at a steady velocity o 3.0 × 10 ⁸ m/s. He proponed forby that licht wis a form o eletromagnetic radiation . ^{[8] [9]}

The scienteific compound derived CGS unit meisurin magnetic flux (aften shortent til f ), the maxwell (Mx), is named in his honour. A reenge o muntains on Venus , Maxwell Montes, is named efter him, as weel as the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope , the mucklest sub-mm astronomical prospect in the warld, wi a diameter o 15 metres, whit wis 30 year auld in 2017. ^[10]

A science biggin at the Varsity o Edinburgh is named efter him, kent as the JCMB biggin. ^[11] In 2007 a new science biggin at Edinburgh Academy wis named efter him an haed his equations carvit intae the lobby waw. ^[12] In 2008, a fou-size statue o him wis pitten up in George Street, Edinburgh . ^[13]

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• Campbell, Lewis, " The Life of James Clerk Maxwell Archived 2008-04-29 at the Wayback Machine ". 1882. [Digital Preservation]
• Maxwell, James Clerk, " A Treatise on Electricity & Magnetism ". Dover Publications, New York. 1873. ISBN 0-486-60636-8 (Vol. 1) ISBN 0-486-60637-6 (Vol. 2)
• Jack, Peter Michael, " Maxwell-equations: A Brief Note ". Physical space as a quaternion structur - I.
• Glenlair Today
• Wolfram Research's Maxwell
• MacTutor's Maxwell Archived 2005-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Victorian Web's Maxwell Archived 2005-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Maxwell and the Christian Proposition
• 1911 Britannica Maxwell Archived 2005-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
• The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Includin a virtual tour o the museum.

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