Saturn’s rings, colored photography, and the discovery of electromagnetic waves all have have one thing in common. James Clerk Maxwell. Discover for yourself all the amazing contributions Maxwell made to science.
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Sources:
http://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/maxwell-s_impact_.html
http://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/electromagnetic_theory.html
http://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/about_maxwell.html
http://www.uta.edu/utari/acs/history.htm
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Extras/Maxwell_Saturn.html
http://www.michaelbeeson.com/interests/GreatMoments/MaxwellDiscoversLightIsElectromagnetic.pdf
http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/366/1871/1849
https://www.britannica.com/science/light
http://www.livescience.com/38059-magnetism.html
Images:
Albert Einstein: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg?fastcci_from=970886&c1=970886&d1=15&s=200&a=fqv
Sir Isaac Newton: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Isaac_Newton_(1643-1727).jpg
James Clerk Maxwell: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Clerk_Maxwell_big.jpg
Saturn’s Rings: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Backlit_Saturn_from_Cassini_Orbiter_2007_May_9.jpg
Saturn IceClumps: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saturn_Ring_Material.jpg
King’s College: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20130215_Kings_College_Chapel_Hi-res_01.jpg
Trichromatic Ribbon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tartan_Ribbon.jpg
