This scientist changed the way we understand light. And you've probably never heard of him. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was the Einstein and the Newton of 19th century science. Maxwell's name is well known by every modern physicist and physics student. Maxwell's equations provide the ...

Maxwell is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant men ever. His contributions to physics, through studies of electromagnetism and his proposal that light is a wave, are still extremely ...

There’s good case for Jim Maxwell to be the top dog of all those who could be called “The Founder of Electrical Engineering” Maxwell was a prominent physicist in the latter part of the 19 th century.

It’s been 150 years since Scottish Physicist James Clerk Maxwell showed off the world’s first color photograph at a Royal Institution lecture in London. His discovery is incredible but, technically, ...

A pair of physicists with long ties to PPPL are being honored for their foundational work on turbulence in plasma. Understanding why instabilities occur and how to limit them is critical to perfecting ...

Part I. Life. Introduction / Raymond Flood -- Maxwell at Aberdeen / John S. Reid -- Maxwell at King's College, London / John S. Reid -- Cambridge and building the Cavendish Laboratory / Isobel ...

WE have received from Mr. Rollo Appleyard, author of “Pioneers of Electrical Communication”, a copy of correspondence that he has had with Prof. P. Lenard, of Heidelberg, on the association of Clerk ...

We are unabashed fans of [The History Guy’s] YouTube channel, although his history videos aren’t always about technology, and even when they are, they don’t always dig into the depths that we’d like ...