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Sunday, September 20, 2020

Basic timeline of James Clerk Maxwell

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This post is a basic timeline of physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). There are 16 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1831: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1842: Enrolls at Edinburgh Academy
• 1846: Writes paper on mathematical curves
• 1847: Enrolls at University of Edinburgh
• 1850: Enrolls at University of Cambridge
• 1855: Elected fellow of Trinity College
• 1855: Writes paper on color theory
• 1856: Becomes professor at Marischal College, Aberdeen
• 1859: Publishes paper on Saturn's rings
• 1860: Becomes Chair of Natural Philosophy at King's College, London
• 1861: Produces first durable color photograph
• 1861: Elected to the Royal Society
• 1861-1862: Writes papers on electromagnetic induction
• 1865: Resigns from King's College
• 1871: Becomes professor at University of Cambridge
• 1879: Died at the age of 48 in Cambridge, England