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 ...

Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell may not be very well known, but lots of the technology we use today depends on his ideas. Maxwell invented colour photography (1861). He took photos using ...

In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone for James Clerk Maxwell, eminent physicist and mathematician. It is placed to the north of the grave of Sir Isaac Newton and was unveiled, together ...