Sir John Stirling-Maxwell

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gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:birthDate 1818-11-10
gptkbp:children Stirling-Maxwell_family
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gptkbp:contribution Optical instruments
Scientific methodology
Physics literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1878-05-15
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gptkbp:historicalLegacy Optical science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Stirling-Maxwell
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gptkbp:inception 19th century
gptkbp:influence Optical engineering
Modern physics
Optical technology
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Optics community
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to optics
Maxwell's_equations
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gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWorks Theory of Light
gptkbp:occupation Physicist
gptkbp:philosophy Scientific realism
gptkbp:publications Scientific papers
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gptkbp:researchAreas Theoretical Physics
Applied physics
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Optical theory
gptkbp:researchField Electromagnetism
Optics and electromagnetism
gptkbp:researchFocus Light propagation
gptkbp:researchInterest Physics advancements
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gptkbp:scholarships Physics scholarship
gptkbp:spouse Lady_Stirling-Maxwell
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