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.

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James Clerk Maxwell's Published Works

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Published Papers

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (9260)
VII. On stresses in rarified gases arising from inequalities of temperature (1263)
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field (934)
IV. On the dynamical theory of gases (1868) (856)
The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: On the Calculation of the Equilibrium and Stiffness of Frames (1864) (636)
VIII. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field (561)
I. On governors (451)
III. On stresses in rarefied gases arising from inequalities of temperature (438)
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases (1860) (314)
I.—On Reciprocal Figures, Frames, and Diagrams of Forces (288)
V. Illustrations of the dynamical theory of gases.—Part I. On the motions and collisions of perfectly elastic spheres (264)
XLV. On reciprocal figures and diagrams of forces (1864) (152)
XVIII.—Experiments on Colour, as perceived by the Eye, with Remarks on Colour-Blindness (138)
IV. On the theory of compound colours, and the relations of the colours of the spectrum (121)
XXV. On physical lines of force (1861) (117)
L. On hills and dales: To the editors of the Philosophical Magazine and Journal (1870) (108)
IV.—On the Equilibrium of Elastic Solids (92)
Treatise on Natural Philosophy (79)
XIII. The Bakerian Lecture.—On the viscosity or internal friction of air and other gases (75)
Tait's “Thermodynamics” (54)
An Elementary Treatise on Electricity (50)
IV. On double refraction in a viscous fluid in motion (47)
XXVI. On a method of making a direct comparison of electrostatic with electromagnetic force; with a note on the electromagnetic theory of light (30)
On Reciprocal Diagrams in Space, and their relation to Airy's Function of Stress (1866) (30)
The scientific papers; edited by W.D. Niven. (29)
II. On the dynamical theory of gases (24)
Clerk-Maxwell's Kinetic Theory of Gases (1873) (22)
The Bakerian Lecture: On the viscosity or internal friction of air and other gases (19)
I. On the induction of electric currents in an infinite plane sheet of uniform conductivity (18)
On action at a distance (16)
XXII. On the dynamical theory of gases (1868) (14)
Tait's “Thermodynamics”1 (13)
A Treatise on the Kinetic Theory of Gases (12)
LXI. On the elementary relations between electrical measurements (10)
The scientific papers of James Clerk Maxwell,... edited by W. D. Niven,... [Tome 2] (9)
Thomson and Tait's Natural Philosophy (1879) (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)
XXIII.—On the Geometrical Mean Distance of Two Figures on a Plane (6)
Paradoxical Philosophy, A Sequel to the “Unseen Universe” (1878) (6)
Recent Advances in Physical Science (1876) (5)
II. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field (5)
LX. A discourse on molecules (1873) (4)
Theory of Electrical Induction (1876) (4)
William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1876) (4)
XXXV.—On the Theory of Rolling Curves (3)
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 (1871) (3)
PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS FROM LIGHTNING. (2)
Diffusion of Gases Through Absorbing Substances (1876) (2)
On the Focal Lines of a Refracted Pencil (1871) (2)
On the Theory of a System of Electrified Conductors, and other Physical Theories involving Homogeneous Quadratic Functions (1871) (1)
On the theory of the maintenance of electric currents by mechanical work without the use of permanent magnets (1)
Scientific Worthies (1)
3. On Diamagnetic Rotation. (1)
5. On a Bow seen on the Surface of Ice (1)
IV. Account of experiments on the perception of colour: To the editors of the Philosophical Magazine and Journal (1857) (1)
Whewell's Writings and Correspondence (1)
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, preface, 1873. (0)
DISCUSSION. ON THE STRESSES OF RIGID ARCHES, CONTINUOUS BEAMS AND CURVED STRUCTURES. (0)
6 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (0)
4. On the best Arrangement for producing a Pure Spectrum on a Screen (0)
The Electrical Researches Of Sir Henry Cavendish-Written Between-1771 And 1781 (0)
Practical Physics, Molecular Physics, and Sound (1879) (0)
MAXWELL, James Clerk. A treatise on electricity and magnetism. Vol. I. Oxford: Clarenton Press Series, 1873. Preface, p.V-XIV. (0)
III. Postscript to a paper "on compound colours, and on the relations of the colours of the spectrum." (0)
4.1: Distribution Functions for Gas-velocity Components (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)
tual measurement ... was required : Maxwell and Cavendish ’ s null method for the inverse square law of electrostatic s Abstract In 1877 (0)

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