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a Scottish mathematician and scientist responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation
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Born
13 June 1831 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died
5 November 1879 (aged 48) Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Scottish
Known for
Statistical mechanics Maxwell's equations Displacement current Maxwell relations Maxwell–Betti theorem Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics Maxwell–Stefan diffusion Maxwell's demon
Fields
Physics and mathematics
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge
Awards
FRSE FRS Smith's Prize (1854) Adams Prize (1857) Rumford Medal (1860) Keith Prize (1869–71)
Institutions
Marischal College, University of Aberdeen King's College, London University of Cambridge
Spouse(s)
Katherine Clerk Maxwell ( m. 1858 )
Academic advisors
William Hopkins
adultbasic
Britain
Citizenship
British
era
1800+
Influenced
Virtually all subsequent physics
Influences
Sir Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, Thomas Young
Notable students
George Chrystal Horace Lamb John Henry Poynting