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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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
James Maxwell - WC2

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James Maxwell

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

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Edward Appleton

Edward Appleton

Professor Sir Edward Victor Appleton King's College London Nobel Laureate I...

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Franklin, Gosling, Stokes, Wilson, Wilkins

Franklin, Gosling, Stokes, Wilson, Wilkins

R. E. Franklin, R. G. Gosling, A. R. Stokes, M. H. F. Wilkins, H. R. Wilson ...

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