JAMES CLARK MAXWELL (1831 - 1879)
Maxwell’s discovery was the electro magnetic theory of light.
Maxwell was born on June 13, 1831 at Edinburgh. Even as a child he was fond of nature. He wished to be always amidst nature. Thus he developed curiosity. At the age of 15, he devised a method to make Cartesian oval. It is just a curvature in geometry. He wrote a paper on his method and this was published by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Maxwell was educated at Edinburg university and Trinity college, Cambridge. He became a professor of physics and astronomy at King’s college, London. He was given the Chair of experimental physics at Cambridge. He guided men to build Cavendish Laboratory. At the age of 18 he did research related to the equilibrium between rolling curves and elastic solids.
Maxwell’s electrical theory titled “Treatise on electricity and magnetism” appeared in 1873. “Theory of heat” and “Matter and motion” are his other writings.
Maxwell’s sleeping habits were special. He was sleeping from 5 pm to 9.30 pm., study from 10 p.m. to 2 am, exercise from 2 am to 2.30 am and sleep again unit1l 7 am. It was an uncommon routine. Kelvin, a scientist was his friend. He was showing his experiments to him now and them.
The inspiration for Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light was Faraday. Maxwell gave mathematical base for his theory which Faraday could not. He published his paper “Dynamical theory of electromagnetic field” and after eight years he wrote a book. Maxwell worked on kinetic theory of gases. He was the first Cavendish professor of physics at Cambridge in 1871.
Maxwell wrote few poems. His hobby was swimming, gymnastics and horse riding. He had sense of humour. Maxwell proved that time is essential for the movement of electricity and magnetic effects and they travel in the speed of light.
Maxwell calculated the rings surrounding the planet Saturn mathematically and through the gaseous motion. He studied different colour and said that all other colours can be developed from the major three colours red, green and blue. This discovery is made use of to produce colours in colour T.V. Maxwell received Rumford Medal for this discovery. Maxwell died of cancer in November 1879. His mathematical equations enabled to discover radio colour network, existence of X-ray and Gamma rays.
Maxwell was born on June 13, 1831 at Edinburgh. Even as a child he was fond of nature. He wished to be always amidst nature. Thus he developed curiosity. At the age of 15, he devised a method to make Cartesian oval. It is just a curvature in geometry. He wrote a paper on his method and this was published by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Maxwell was educated at Edinburg university and Trinity college, Cambridge. He became a professor of physics and astronomy at King’s college, London. He was given the Chair of experimental physics at Cambridge. He guided men to build Cavendish Laboratory. At the age of 18 he did research related to the equilibrium between rolling curves and elastic solids.
Maxwell’s electrical theory titled “Treatise on electricity and magnetism” appeared in 1873. “Theory of heat” and “Matter and motion” are his other writings.
Maxwell’s sleeping habits were special. He was sleeping from 5 pm to 9.30 pm., study from 10 p.m. to 2 am, exercise from 2 am to 2.30 am and sleep again unit1l 7 am. It was an uncommon routine. Kelvin, a scientist was his friend. He was showing his experiments to him now and them.
The inspiration for Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light was Faraday. Maxwell gave mathematical base for his theory which Faraday could not. He published his paper “Dynamical theory of electromagnetic field” and after eight years he wrote a book. Maxwell worked on kinetic theory of gases. He was the first Cavendish professor of physics at Cambridge in 1871.
Maxwell wrote few poems. His hobby was swimming, gymnastics and horse riding. He had sense of humour. Maxwell proved that time is essential for the movement of electricity and magnetic effects and they travel in the speed of light.
Maxwell calculated the rings surrounding the planet Saturn mathematically and through the gaseous motion. He studied different colour and said that all other colours can be developed from the major three colours red, green and blue. This discovery is made use of to produce colours in colour T.V. Maxwell received Rumford Medal for this discovery. Maxwell died of cancer in November 1879. His mathematical equations enabled to discover radio colour network, existence of X-ray and Gamma rays.
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