Definition of Maxwell, James Clerk in English:
Maxwell, James Clerk
proper nounˈmakswɛlˈmækswɛl
(1831–79), Scottish physicist. He extended the ideas of Faraday and Kelvin in his equations of electromagnetism and succeeded in unifying electricity and magnetism, identifying the electromagnetic nature of light, and postulating the existence of other electromagnetic radiation.
Definition of Maxwell, James Clerk in US English:
Maxwell, James Clerk
proper nounˈmaksˌwelˈmækswɛl
(1831–79), Scottish physicist. He extended the ideas of Faraday and Kelvin with his equations of electromagnetism, and he succeeded in unifying electricity and magnetism, identifying the electromagnetic nature of light and postulating the existence of other electromagnetic radiation.