At quite uncertain times and places, The atoms left their heavenly path, And by fortuitous embraces, Engendered all that being hath.
"James Clerk Maxwell" was a Scottish Mathematical physics/mathematical physicist. His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics" after the first one realised by Isaac Newton.
With the publication of A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field in 1865, Maxwell demonstrated that electric force/electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light. Maxwell proposed that light is an undulation in the same medium that is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena. The unification of light and electrical phenomena led to the prediction of the existence of radio waves.
Maxwell helped develop the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, a statistical means of describing aspects of the kinetic theory/kinetic theory of gases. He is also known for presenting the first durable Color photography/colour photograph in 1861 and for his foundational work on analysing the Structural rigidity/rigidity of rod-and-joint frameworks (trusses) like those in many bridges.
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