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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 . He initially attended Peterhouse , but before the end of his first term transferred to Trinity , where he believed it would be easier to obtain ...
15 de jun. de 2015 · En Cambridge Maxwell fue admitido en el Trinity College, uno de los más prestigiosos. Para los estudiantes con inclinaciones científicas y gran habilidad con las matemáticas, la Universidad de Cambridge poseía el atractivo de un sistema de exámenes muy duro introducido en 1730 y conocido desde 1824 como T ripos Matemático .
Learn about the history of Trinity College, founded by Henry VIII in 1546, and its famous alumni, including James Clerk Maxwell, author of the theory of electromagnetism. Explore the College's buildings, courts, library and traditions.
1 de ene. de 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 .
Mathematics at Cambridge for Maxwell encompassed all of physics as well. Maxwell soon moved to Trinity College for competitive reasons. His contemporary, E.J.Routh, at Peterhouse was his equal at mathematics and so a clearer field to a college Fellowship after the tripos was advisable. There was no such formidable competition at Trinity.
In 1850, he went on to study mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as Second Wrangler in 1854. He was made a Fellow of Trinity in 1855, but just a year later the Chair of Natural Philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen, became vacant and he successfully applied. Marischal College, Aberdeen.
24 de jun. de 2010 · A fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, Maxwell became, in 1871, the first Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge. His famous equations - a set of four partial differential equations...
