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SUMMARY:The Unknown Maxwell - The Cambridge Philosophical Society
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:In the millennium poll\, James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was v
 oted the third greatest physicist of all time – behind Newton and Einste
 in. But Maxwell’s extraordinary range of interests and achievements exte
 nded far beyond his well-known equations for electromagnetism and his ther
 modynamic relations\, and this meeting will explore just a few of the fiel
 ds in which Maxwell did seminal work. The day will begin with an overview 
 of James Clerk Maxwell’s life and achievements. The talks following will
  highlight some topics in which current research is revealing interesting 
 developments\, but also looking back to Maxwell’s insights in laying the
  foundations for so much of our contemporary science.\n\nThere will be a s
 mall exhibition of artefacts including some of Maxwell’s models from the
  Cavendish collection.\n\nJames Clerk Maxwell had strong links with the Ca
 mbridge Philosophical Society during his time at Cambridge. He studied mat
 hematics as an undergraduate – initially at Peterhouse\, but moving to T
 rinity before the end of his first term. He graduated in 1854\, and shortl
 y afterwards presented his first paper On the transformation of surfaces b
 y bending  to the Cambridge Philosophical Society. His career took him to 
 Aberdeen\, Edinburgh and King’s College London before returning to Cambr
 idge in 1871 to become the first Professor of Experimental Physics. He was
  President of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 1875-1877.
LOCATION:Cambridge University Engineering Department. Constance Tipper Lec
 ture Theatre
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