James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell Introduction James Clerk Maxwell was a British physicist. Maxwell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1831. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy from 1841 to 1847. He then entered the University of Edinburgh, and went on to study at the University of Cambridge in 1850, graduating with a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1854. In 1860, he moved to London to become a professor of philosophy and astronomy at King's College. Due to the death of his …showed first 75 words of 523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 523 total…conclusion, James Clerk Maxwell was one of the most important physicists of the 1800’s. He opened many doors with the discovery of the kinetic theory of gases. He took the first color photograph by using blue, green, and red filters, therefore paving the way for photography, and he discovered electromagnetic radiation which later developed telescopes. It is clearly evident that because of the works of Maxwell, we have things such as microwaves, radios, and televisions.