Birth of James Clerk Maxwell1831
Birth of James Clerk Maxwell
Historical person
James Clerk Maxwell Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Clerk Maxwell, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
5 records1831–18734 events1 places
Chronological biography
1831
1862
Speed of Light1862
Maxwell calculates that the speed of propagation of an electromagnetic field is approximately that of the speed of light
1864
Speed of Light1864
Publishes "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field", prposes that light was in fact undulations in the same medium that is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena
1865
Electromagnetic Theory1865
Publishes equations showing electromagnetic waves can propagate through space.
1873
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism1873
Publishes, "A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism"
Titles and roles
Physicist
Record provenance
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