James Clerk Maxwell

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.

13 June 1831

Born on the same birth day (13 June): Christo and Jeanne-Claude • Erwin Wilhelm Müller • Florent Malouda • Lea Verou • Lennart Strand • Lukas Ligeti • Marek Jerzy Minakowski • Markus Winkelhock • Pedro Strop • Rudolf Kjellén • Ryan Pickett (filmmaker) • Semi Radradra • Tommy Searle • Winfield Scott

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