The scientist James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell

Living place: Scotland

Birthday: 13-6-1831

Global rank: #31673

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Who is The scientist James Clerk Maxwell?
Scottish physicist considered by some to be the father of modern physics because of his discoveries about electromagnetism. His work laid the foundations for fields such as relativity and special quantum mechanics.
In his 1865 publication, A Dynamic Theory of Electric Currents in 1865, he demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves traveling at the speed of light.
 
 

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He studied at Cambridge, where he later returned to teach and lead his research.

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A man of great faith, he cared for his dying sick wife even while suffering from the same debilitating illnesses.

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Michael Faraday was his biggest inspiration, and published his most important discovery the same year James was born.

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When was The scientist James Clerk Maxwell born?
James Clerk Maxwell was born in 13-6-1831, death year is , at the age of 193.
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James Clerk Maxwell was born in . is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. James Clerk Maxwell's global rank is 31673 and whose rank is 83 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1831 and 13-6

Birthday James Clerk Maxwell (13-6) in history

  • Day 13-6 year 1900: The Boxer Rebellion began in China.
  • Day 13-6 year 1966: The U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must advise suspects of their rights upon taking them into custody.
  • Day 13-6 year 1967: Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Day 13-6 year 1971: The New York Times began publishing the "Pentagon Papers."
  • Day 13-6 year 1983: The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system.
  • Day 13-6 year 1986: Bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman died.
  • Day 13-6 year 2000: The first meeting between Pres. Kim Jong Il of North Korea and Pres. Kim Dae Jung of South Korea occurred.
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