James Clerk Maxwell
Physicist / 19th century physicist / Historical Physicist / Historical Scientist
Appearances (9)
Formulated Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism
Developed electromagnetic theory using quaternion formulation
Original electrodynamic theory included scalar/vector potentials later removed
Attributed with writing the original equations that included the scalar component, which was later removed.
Referenced as the originator of standard electromagnetic field formulations.
Formulated Maxwell's Equations, predicting electromagnetic waves and the nature of light.
The mathematician who translated Faraday's physical intuition into equations, validating the concept of the field.
Derived the speed of light from electromagnetic constants; died before his theory of light as an electromagnetic wave was fully accepted.
Formulated the four equations of electromagnetism and added the displacement current term.