Plaque

James Maxwell - WC2

Inscription

James Clerk Maxwell FRS
King's College London
Professor of Natural Philosophy, 1860 - 65
The Institute of Physics

Site: Kings College (3 memorials)

WC2, Strand

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James Maxwell - WC2

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James Maxwell

Developed the electromagnetic theory, unifying previous unrelated results. Bo...

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James Maxwell - WC2

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King's College, London

Founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then PM). In 1836 Kings...

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Edward Appleton

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