James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was the Einstein and the Newton of 19th century science. Maxwell's name is well known by every modern physicist and physics student. Maxwell's equations provide the ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Maxwell invented colour photography (1861). He took photos using red, green and blue filters and then put the images ...

In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone for James Clerk Maxwell, eminent physicist and mathematician. It is placed to the north of the grave of Sir Isaac Newton and was unveiled, together ...