this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2024
28 points (100.0% liked)

Amateur Radio

868 readers
28 users here now

General amateur radio (ham radio) chat, questions, and news

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
top 2 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, prolific creator of equations.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Well, that and radio waves:

With the publication of "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field" in 1865, Maxwell demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light. He proposed that light is an undulation in the same medium that is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena. The unification of light and electrical phenomena led to his prediction of the existence of radio waves. Maxwell is also regarded as a founder of the modern field of electrical engineering.