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James Clerk Maxwell: The Unsung Hero of Physics
At the end of the 20th century, a survey of the 100 most prominent physicists placed James Clerk Maxwell as the third greatest physicist of all time, only behind giants Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton. Even though his contributions are often overshadowed by his contemporaries, Maxwell's work is recognized as among the most profound and fruitfully transformative in the realms of physics and technology.