James Clerk Maxwell was an equal genius to Einstein. Einstein was in awe of him, and rightly so. His theories were inspired by Maxwell's equations on electromagnetism which also resulted in the speed of light. This is the guy who in the 19th Century mathematically figured out one summer at home that Saturn's rings were made up of small rocks, created the first colour photograph and laid the foundations for the modern world by figuring out electromagnetism. He died in his 40's.
I read both Maxwell's and Einstein's biographies to help better understand how they thought about things. It's a shame that many people have never heard of James Clerk Maxwell even though they recognise the names of Newton and Einstein.
I read both Maxwell's and Einstein's biographies to help better understand how they thought about things. It's a shame that many people have never heard of James Clerk Maxwell even though they recognise the names of Newton and Einstein.
