James Maxwell

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Adams_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1831-06-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:causeOfDeath abdominal cancer
gptkbp:deathDate 1879-11-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_Hopkins
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
physics
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:optics
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
electromagnetism
thermodynamics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Maxwell
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Heinrich_Hertz
gptkb:Hendrik_Lorentz
gptkb:J._J._Thomson
gptkb:Oliver_Heaviside
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:James_David_Forbes
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkb:Maxwell–Boltzmann_distribution
color photography
kinetic theory of gases
classical electromagnetism
foundations of special relativity
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_Dynamical_Theory_of_the_Electromagnetic_Field
gptkb:On_Physical_Lines_of_Force
gptkb:Treatise_on_Electricity_and_Magnetism
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Glenlair
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Parton_Kirk,_Kirkcudbrightshire
gptkbp:signature James Clerk Maxwell signature.svg
James Clerk Maxwell 1865.jpg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Katherine_Mary_Dewar
gptkbp:studentOf gptkb:Donald_MacAlister
gptkb:George_Chrystal
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gptkb:Royal_Exchange_Theatre
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