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This article presents a brief account of life and work of James Clerk Maxwell and his equations. James Clerk Maxwell

Let me dream my dream till morning; let my mind run slow and clear, Free from all the world's distraction, feeling that the Dead are near. Let me wake, and see my duty lie before me straight and plain. Let me rise refreshed, and ready to begin my work again. James Clerk Maxwell

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  1. Department of Applied physics, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, 221005, Varanasi, India

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B N Dwivedi does research in solar physics and teaches physics in Banaras Hindu University. He has over twenty two years of teaching experience and broad experience in solar research with involvement in almost all the major solar space experiments, including Skylab, Yohkoh, SOHO, and TRACE. The Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie recently awarded him the ‘Gold Pin’ in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the SOHO/Sumer experiment.

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Dwivedi, B.N. James Clerk Maxwell and his equations. Reson 8, 4–16 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02867125

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