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James Clerk Maxwell The Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) did revolutionary work in electromagnetism and the kinetic theory of gases.
Andre Marie Ampere Describing life and work of one of the greatest physicists.
Alessandro Volta Report focuses on the life of Volta, details his inventions, and illuminates Volta's influence in electrochemistry.
Andre Marie Ampere Short biography of Andre Ampere (1775-1836), a French physicist who laid the foundations for the science of electrodynamics through his demonstration that electric currents produce magnetic fields, and through his subsequent investigation into the relationship between these two phenomena.
Georg Simon Ohm Life (1789-1854) and research interests.
Father Roberto Landell de Moura Tribute to pioneer in telecommunication; in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German.
Hendrik Lorentz Lorentz (1853-1928) became known as the "Grand Old Man of Dutch Physics". He came up with the idea that the laws of nature must be invariant to a change of coordinate systems. The consequences of this were that time and space variables needed to enter into equations on an equal footing.
Galvani A diagram copied from Luigi Galvani's work on frogs and electricity.
Alessandro Volta Italian physicist, known for his pioneering work in electricity. Page include references to relevant material.
A Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities A Vignette History of Electromagnetics.

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