Great Minds: James Clerk Maxwell, Electromagnetic Hero

Saturn’s rings, colored photography, and the discovery of electromagnetic waves all have have one thing in common. James Clerk Maxwell. Discover for yourself all the amazing contributions Maxwell made to science.

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Sources:

https://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/maxwell-s_impact_.html

https://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/electromagnetic_theory.html

https://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/about_maxwell.html

https://www.famousscientists.org/james-clerk-maxwell/

https://www.uta.edu/utari/acs/history.htm

https://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Extras/Maxwell_Saturn.html

https://www.michaelbeeson.com/interests/GreatMoments/MaxwellDiscoversLightIsElectromagnetic.pdf

https://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/366/1871/1849

https://www.britannica.com/science/light

https://www.livescience.com/38059-magnetism.html

Images:
Albert Einstein: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg?fastcci_from=970886&c1=970886&d1=15&s=200&a=fqv
Sir Isaac Newton: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Isaac_Newton_(1643-1727).jpg
James Clerk Maxwell: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Clerk_Maxwell_big.jpg
Saturn’s Rings: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Backlit_Saturn_from_Cassini_Orbiter_2007_May_9.jpg
Saturn IceClumps: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saturn_Ring_Material.jpg
King’s College: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20130215_Kings_College_Chapel_Hi-res_01.jpg
Trichromatic Ribbon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tartan_Ribbon.jpg