James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland physicist, mathematician and inventor.

Also recorded as Maxwell.

Overview

Places of work recorded in the authority include Aberdeen and Cambridge. Works named in the authority record include A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field, Maxwell's equations, Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics and Maxwell's demon. Catalogue entries for photographs state process, print date, dimensions and any studio stamp or annotation. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

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    “James Clerk Maxwell”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q9095: James Clerk Maxwell

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