Maxwell's in poll position

Evening News - Scotland | November 17, 2006| | Copyright

EDINBURGH'S "forgotten" scientist seems to be well remembered after all.

James Clerk Maxwell has topped a poll aimed at finding Scotland's top scientist - coming ahead of such luminaries as John Logie Baird and Alexander Graham Bell. It comes after city physicists mounted a campaign for Maxwell to be given the recognition he deserves.

Said to be an inspiration to Albert Einstein, his research has led to innovations such as mobile phones and microwaves.

More than 14,000 people across Scotland voted in the National Library of Scotland's Scottish Science Hall of Fame poll between December 2005 ...

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