“We can scarcely avoid the inference that light consists in the transverse undulations of the same medium which is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena.”

— James Clerk Maxwell

JM

About James Clerk Maxwell

Physicist • Scottish

James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics. His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time...

Read full biography

Explore Related Quotes