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Guslyakova O. I., Levin Y. I. James Clerk Maxwell: two remarkable dates. Izvestiya VUZ. Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, 2014, vol. 22, iss. 6, pp. 108-126. DOI: 10.18500/0869-6632-2014-22-6-108-126

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Language: 
Russian
Heading: 
History. Personalia
Article type: 
Personalia
UDC: 
537.8(09)+929 Максвелл
DOI: 
10.18500/0869-6632-2014-22-6-108-126

James Clerk Maxwell: two remarkable dates

Autors: 
Guslyakova Olga Igorevna, Saratov State University
Levin Yurij Ivanovich, Saratov State University
Abstract: 

This article considers events in which great Scotchman J.C. Maxwell played principal role  and the significance for the evolution of the world culture, which cannot be overestimated. There are two anniversaries in 2014: first, 150 years of the publication of his final work on the theory of the electromagnetic field, and second, 140 years of the organizing Cavendish Laboratory under his leadership, becoming the world centre of science. Questionable dates associated with these events are discussed.

Key words: 
James Clerk Maxwell
electromagnetic field
Maxwell’s equations
Cavendish Laboratory
University of Cambridge
winner of the Nobel Prize
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Received: 
29.11.2014
Accepted: 
29.11.2014
Published: 
30.04.2015
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