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    JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

    P R E S E N T E D BY: G R O U P 4
    OVERVIEW

    • LIFE OF JAMES CLERK


    F I N E J E W E L RY

    MAXWELL

    • HIS DISCOVERIES

    • CONCEPTS AND

    A P P L I C AT I O N

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    JAMES CLERK MAXWELL
     Scottish physicist best known
    for his formulation of
    electromagnetic theory
    F I N E J E W E L RY

     Born June 13, 1831, Edinburgh


    Scotland
     Died November 5, 1879,
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,
    England , of Health Issues and
    Abdominal Cancer.
     His Father was a Lawyer and
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    his Mother died when he was 8
    JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

     In 1856, Maxwell was appointed


    as the Professor of Natural
    F I N E J E W E L RY

    Philosophy at Marischal College


    in Aberdeen
     In 1858, Maxwell married
    Katherine Mary Dewar. They
    had two children together.
     In 1860, Maxwell became the
    Professor of Natural Philosophy
    at King's College in London.
    4
    JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

     His older sister Elizabeth died


    at Infancy , leaving him the only
    F I N E J E W E L RY

    child.
     Father: John Clerk Maxwell
     Mother: Frances Cay

     James is said to have been


    intelligent and extremely
    inquisitive.

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    ACHIEVEMENTS OF MAXWELL:
    BY:
    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    • Formulation of Maxwell's Equations (1861-1862)
    • Prediction of Electromagnetic Waves (1864)
    • Statistical Mechanics and the Maxwell-Boltzmann
    Distribution (1860s)
    • Color Theory and the First Color Photograph
    (1855-1861)
    • Maxwell's Demon Thought Experiment (1867)
    • Tensor Calculus (1870s)
    • Impact on Special Relativity
    • Legacy
    DISCOVERIES OF MAXWELL:
    BY:
    HERE ARE SOME OF MAXWELL'S
    KEY DISCOVERIES:
    Formulation of Color Theory and the
    Maxwell's Equations First Color
    (1861-1862) Photograph (1855-
    1861)
    Prediction of
    Electromagnetic Statistical Mechanics
    Waves (1864) and Maxwell-
    Boltzmann
    Unified Theory of Distribution (1860s)
    Electricity and
    Magnetism Development of
    Mathematical Tools
    Electromagnetic
    CONCEPTS OF MAXWELL:
    BY:
    HERE ARE SOME KEY CONCEPTS
    ASSOCIATED WITH MAXWELL'S
    • Maxwell's EquationsWORK:
    • lectromagnetic Waves
    • Unification of Electricity and Magnetism
    • Electromagnetic Spectrum
    • Color Theory
    • Maxwell's Demon
    • Statistical Mechanics
    • Mathematical Tools
    • Influence on Special Relativity
    APPLICATIONS OF MAXWELL
    BY
    HERE ARE SOME KEY AREAS WHERE
    MAXWELL'S WORK HAS FOUND
    PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
    • Wireless Communication
    • Electromagnetic Spectrum Applications:
    Radio Waves Ultraviolet
    Radiation
    Microwaves
    X-rays
    Infrared
    Radiation Gamma Rays

    Visible Light
    HERE ARE SOME KEY AREAS WHERE
    MAXWELL'S WORK HAS FOUND
    PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
    • Electromagnetic Devices:
    Electric Generators and
    Motors

    Transformers

    Inductors and Capacitors

    • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)


    • Antennas
    HERE ARE SOME KEY AREAS WHERE
    MAXWELL'S WORK HAS FOUND
    PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
    • Optics and Imaging:
    Lens Design

    Spectroscopy

    • Satellite Navigation
    • Medical Imaging
    • Material Characterization
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