James Clerk Maxwell
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James Clerk Maxwell
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James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish physicist with broad interests 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 have been called the "second great unification in physics" where the first one had been realised by Isaac Newton. With the publication of "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field" in 186
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Scottish physicist (1831–1879)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clerk_Maxwell
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2001-09-18T11:08:51Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T06:21:09Z
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