Maxwell Quotes

31 quotes by 28 authors

Maxwell's theory is Maxwell's system of equations. — Heinrich Hertz
The rigid electron is in my view a monster in relation to Maxwell's equations, whose innermost harmony is the principle of relativity... the rigid electron… — Hermann Minkowski
If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell's equations-then so much the worse for Maxwell's… — Arthur Eddington
Who ... is not familiar with Maxwell's memoirs on his dynamical theory of gases? ... from one side enter the equations of state; from the… — Ludwig Boltzmann
Liebig himself seems to have occupied the role of a gate, or sorting-demon, such as his younger contemporary Clerk Maxwell once proposed, helping to concentrate… — Thomas Pynchon
This change in the conception of reality is the most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton. Refering… — Albert Einstein
Tell me it's never been done. Because the only real laws in this world-the only things we really know-are the two postulates of relativity, the… — Dean Kamen
Actually, my favourite roles have been in theatre, but on TV, my faves were Slap Maxwell and Larry Sanders. — Megan Gallagher
Maxwell is serious, dedicated, awkward, forgetful, pompous to a certain degree, sentimental. — Don Adams
Willard Gibbs did for statistical mechanics and for thermodynamics what Laplace did for celestial mechanics and Maxwell did for electrodynamics, namely, made his field a… — Robert Andrews Millikan
James Clerk Maxwell's [work is the] most profound and the most fruitful ... — Albert Einstein
A. E. Maxwell wrote one of the smartest, most consistent PI series in recent memory. Big plots, great villains, and a kickass private eye with… — Tim Maleeny
Our challenge is to unselfishly sacrifice all that we have been given, including our will. Elder Neal A. Maxwell rightly said: â€œThe submission of oneâ€™s… — Robert K. Dellenbach
Elder Neal A. Maxwell suggests that the prime reason the Savior personally acts as the gatekeeper of the celestial kingdom is not to exclude people,… — Tad R. Callister
I count Maxwell and Einstein, Eddington and Dirac, among "real" mathematicians. The great modern achievements of applied mathematics have been in relativity and quantum mechanics,… — G. H. Hardy
The aether: Invented by Isaac Newton, reinvented by James Clerk Maxwell. This is the stuff that fills up the empty space of the universe. Discredited… — Leon M. Lederman
I just finished writing an essay about William Maxwell, an American writer whose work I admire very much. — Donna Tartt
A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. By John Maxwell — John C. Maxwell
But as with Maxwell's Demon, so now. Either she could not communicate, or he did not exist. — Thomas Pynchon
Goats," said Maxwell Hyde, "are a special case. Mad as hatters, all of them. — Diana Wynne Jones

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