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University of Cambridge, 1850–1856 A young Maxwell at Trinity College, Cambridge, holding one of his colour wheels. In October 1850, already an accomplished mathematician, Maxwell left Scotland for the University of Cambridge.
Arguably the most influential nineteenth-century scientist for twentieth-century physics, James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) demonstrated that electricity, magnetism and light are all manifestations of the same phenomenon: the electromagnetic field. A fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, Maxwell became, in 1871, the first Cavendish Professor of ...
- James Clerk Maxwell
- 1873
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In 1847 Maxwell went on to study at the University of Edinburgh, where two more of his papers were presented to the Royal Society. In 1850, he went on to study mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as Second Wrangler in 1854.
1. Jan. 2016 · In October 1950, Maxwell moved to the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College where he graduated in 1854 with a degree in mathematics. He stayed at the Trinity College after graduation until 1856 when he accepted the position of professor of natural philosophy at Marischal College in Aberdeen . In 1858 he married Katherine Mary ...
A fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, Maxwell became, in 1871, the first Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge.
Maxwell's first impression of college life, like that of some other clever freshmen, was not one of unalloyed satisfaction. He was transplanted from the rural solitudes of Galloway into the midst of a society which was of curious interest to him, but did not make him feel immediately at home.
