Saturn’s rings, colored photography, and the discovery of electromagnetic waves all have one thing in common. James Clerk Maxwell. Discover for yourself all the amazing contributions Maxwell made to ...

Part I. Life. Introduction / Raymond Flood -- Maxwell at Aberdeen / John S. Reid -- Maxwell at King's College, London / John S. Reid -- Cambridge and building the Cavendish Laboratory / Isobel ...

The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution describes the probability distribution of molecular speeds in a sample of an ideal gas. Introduced over 150 years ago, it is based on the work of Scottish physicist ...

NMAH copy 39088019916741 purchased with funds from the NMAH Library Endowment. Contents Chronology: principal events in Maxwell's life -- Cast of characters: Maxwell's relations and close friends -- 1 ...

Maxwell’s equations of electromagnetism and the Euler equation top a poll to find the greatest equations of all time. Robert P Crease discusses the results of his reader survey First among equals – ...

A supercooled microscopic ferromagnet proves the existence of gyroscopic magnetic behaviour that has been long sought by ...