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James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist. Member of the Royal Society of London

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Is a
Person
Person
Academic
Academic
Author of
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Electrical Researches of the Honorable Henry Cavendish
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On the theory of compound colours, and the relations of the colours of the spectrum
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Lehrbuch der Electricität und des Magnetismus
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On Faraday's lines of force
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Izbrannye sochinenii͡a︡ po teorii ėlektromagnitnogo poli͡a︡
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A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
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Traité d'électricité et de magnétisme
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Five Of Maxwell's Papers
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Maxwell on Saturn's rings
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Maxwell on heat and statistical mechanics
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Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Birthdate
June 13, 1831
Date of Death
November 5, 1879
Doctoral Advisor
William Hopkins
William Hopkins
Doctoral Students
John Henry Poynting
John Henry Poynting
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Siméon Denis Poisson
Siméon Denis Poisson
Horace Lamb
Horace Lamb
George Chrystal
George Chrystal
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Richard Glazebrook
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Educated at
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh Academy
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
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Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Father
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John Clerk Maxwell of Middlebie
ISNI
0000000121364370
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Notable Work
Maxwell's equations
Maxwell's equations
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A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
Maxwell's demon
Maxwell's demon
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
Occupation
Physicist
Physicist
Author
Author
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Writer
Writer
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Inventor
Scientist
Scientist
Teacher
Teacher
Photographer
Photographer
Engineer
Engineer
Mathematician
Mathematician
Open Library ID
OL46667A
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Birthplace
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Place of Death
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Twitter URL
@jcmaxwellfound
VIAF
64037507
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Wikidata ID
Q9095

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