Greatest scientist between Newton & Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist, born #OTD 1831; formulated Theory of Electromagnetism, four equations which underpin modern information & communication technologies.
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
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When Einstein visited Cambridge, he refuted that he stood on Newton's shoulders and said, "I stand on the shoulders of Maxwell." Einstein's only "icon of inspiration" was a picture of Maxwell.