James Clerk Maxwell

Why Is James Clerk Maxwell Influential?

According to Wikipedia, James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematician and scientist responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics" where the first one had been realised by Isaac Newton.

James Clerk Maxwell's Published Works

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Published Papers

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (8979)
VII. On stresses in rarified gases arising from inequalities of temperature (1232)
IV. On the dynamical theory of gases (768)
The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: On the Calculation of the Equilibrium and Stiffness of Frames (600)
VIII. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field (541)
Theory of Heat (532)
I. On governors (439)
III. On stresses in rarefied gases arising from inequalities of temperature (401)
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases (276)
V. Illustrations of the dynamical theory of gases.—Part I. On the motions and collisions of perfectly elastic spheres (254)
I.— On Reciprocal Figures, Frames, and Diagrams of Forces (223)
XLV. On reciprocal figures and diagrams of forces (144)
XVIII.—Experiments on Colour, as perceived by the Eye, with Remarks on Colour-Blindness (134)
Matter and motion (125)
IV. On the theory of compound colours, and the relations of the colours of the spectrum (125)
XXV. On physical lines of force (122)
L. On hills and dales: To the editors of the Philosophical Magazine and Journal (103)
IV.— On the Equilibrium of Elastic Solids (87)
XIII. The Bakerian Lecture.—On the viscosity or internal friction of air and other gases (74)
XV. On the dynamical theory of gases (73)
Treatise on Natural Philosophy (67)
Tait's “Thermodynamics” (52)
An Elementary Treatise on Electricity (47)
IV. On double refraction in a viscous fluid in motion (46)
1. Experiments on Colour as perceived by the Eye, with Remarks on Colour-Blindness (39)
XXVI. On a method of making a direct comparison of electrostatic with electromagnetic force; with a note on the electromagnetic theory of light (31)
On Reciprocal Diagrams in Space, and their relation to Airy's Function of Stress (28)
II. On the dynamical theory of gases (23)
The Bakerian Lecture: On the viscosity or internal friction of air and other gases (22)
Clerk-Maxwell's Kinetic Theory of Gases (20)
I. On the induction of electric currents in an infinite plane sheet of uniform conductivity (18)
On action at a distance (18)
XXII. On the dynamical theory of gases (14)
A Treatise on the Kinetic Theory of Gases (12)
Tait's “Thermodynamics”1 (12)
On the theory of compound colours, and the relations of the colours of the spectrum (10)
LXI. On the elementary relations between electrical measurements (10)
1. On Reciprocal Figures, Frames, and Diagrams of Forces. (9)
Thomson and Tait's Natural Philosophy (9)
XXXIV.— On a Dynamical Top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motion of a system of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the Earth's motion (8)
Paradoxical Philosophy, A Sequel to the “Unseen Universe” (6)
XXIII.— On the Geometrical Mean Distance of Two Figures on a Plane (6)
Recent Advances in Physical Science (5)
William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (4)
Theory of Electrical Induction (4)
1. On the Equilibrium of Elastic Solids. (4)
LX. A discourse on molecules (4)
II. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field (4)
XXXV.— On the Theory of Rolling Curves (3)
On the Focal Lines of a Refracted Pencil (2)
On the Condition that, in the Transformation of any Figure by Curvilinear Coordinates in Three Dimensions, every Angle in the new Figure shall be equal to the corresponding Angle in the original Figure (2)
Diffusion of Gases Through Absorbing Substances (2)
IV. Account of experiments on the perception of colour: To the editors of the Philosophical Magazine and Journal (1)
Scientific Worthies (1)
5. On a Bow seen on the Surface of Ice (1)
On the theory of the maintenance of electric currents by mechanical work without the use of permanent magnets (1)
3. On Diamagnetic Rotation. (1)
On the Theory of a System of Electrified Conductors, and other Physical Theories involving Homogeneous Quadratic Functions (1)
Whewell's Writings and Correspondence (1)
III. Postscript to a paper "on compound colours, and on the relations of the colours of the spectrum." (0)
6 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (0)
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, preface, 1873. (0)
4.1: Distribution Functions for Gas-velocity Components (0)
Practical Physics, Molecular Physics, and Sound (0)
VIII. On a method of making a direct comparison of electrostatic with electromagnetice force; with a note on the electromagnetic theory of light (0)
DISCUSSION. ON THE STRESSES OF RIGID ARCHES, CONTINUOUS BEAMS AND CURVED STRUCTURES. (0)
tual measurement ... was required : Maxwell and Cavendish ’ s null method for the inverse square law of electrostatic s Abstract In 1877 (0)
The Electrical Researches Of Sir Henry Cavendish-Written Between-1771 And 1781 (0)
4. On the best Arrangement for producing a Pure Spectrum on a Screen (0)
MAXWELL, James Clerk. A treatise on electricity and magnetism. Vol. I. Oxford: Clarenton Press Series, 1873. Preface, p.V-XIV. (0)
PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS FROM LIGHTNING. (0)

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