Statue of James Clerk Maxwell. Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
The James Clerk Maxwell Monument in Edinburgh is by Alexander Stoddart. Commissioned by The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Unveiled in 2008. James Clerk Maxwell FRS FRSE (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics. His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics" after the first one realised by Isaac Newton.
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Location: Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
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