James Maxwell

James was born

Jun 13, 1831

James Maxwell was born into a wealthy family.His family was just himself,his mother, Francis and his dad,John.In the picture to the left is where James was born.John and Francis lost a daughter when she was an infant.

James Maxwell

Period: Jun 13, 1831 to Nov 5, 1879

James Maxwell was born on June 13th 1831 in Edinburgh,United Kingdom into a pretty wealthy family.James Maxwell family was just James, John,his dad and his mom, Francis.

mother died

Dec 6, 1839

On December 6th 1839 Maxwell´s mother died when Mazwell was only 8 years old. Francis died of cancer.

James was off to an academy

Oct 22, 1841

When James was 10 he started going to an Edinburgh academy.

Maxwell´s first academic paper

Oct 23, 1845

James Maxwell´s first academic paper was titled ¨Oval Curves¨

James started attending Edingburgh University

Oct 22, 1847

In 1847 James started attending Edingburgh Universty. He was just 16 when he attended this University

Maxwell left the academy

Oct 23, 1847

In 1847,Maxwell left the acdemy and began taking classes at the University of Edinburgh.

Maxwell graduated from Campbridge University Trinity college

Oct 23, 1854

Maxwell graduated

Oct 23, 1854

In 1854 Maxwell graduated with a degree in mathmatics.

James published the stability of the motion of saturns rings

Oct 23, 1859

James got married

Jan 2, 1869

James and his wife were only together for

Maxwell took on roles as a lab director

Oct 23, 1870

Maxwell took on the role of lab directing in the 1870´s.

Maxwell becomes first cavendish of expiermental physics

Oct 23, 1874

The picture inserted is a cavendish expirment.

theory of heat was published

Oct 23, 1877

Matter of motion was published

Oct 23, 1877

In 1877 James published another book in the year 1877.

James Maxwell´s death

Nov 5, 1879

James Maxwell died when he was only 48 years old.He died from abdominal cancer.