James Clerk Maxwell
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DedicateeDedicated to
James Clerk Maxwell
(Edinburgh, Scotland, 1831 - 1879)
FunderFunded by
University of Aberdeen
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1495)
DescriptionJAMES CLERK MAXWELL 1831-1879 Pioneering physicist of electromagnetic radiation, molecular science and colourimetry lived in this building from 1856 to 1860 while Professor at Marischal College, later the University of Aberdeen HistoryNatural Philosopher. Born in born at 14 India Street Edinburgh, where the James
Clerk Maxwell Foundation premises are now situated, and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh and Cambridge Universities he contributed to the analysis of colour perception. He became the first person to project a colour photograph, but he is best known for his work on electricity and magnetism. Maxwell served as Professor of Natural Philosophy at Marischal College and London University.
Location Info131 Union Street, Back Wynd Steps
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