Photo pioneer legacy lives on in statue bid
PLANS to erect a statue of physicist James Clerk Maxwell in the Capital are being considered by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Born 175 years ago, Maxwell is internationally acclaimed as the father of modern physics, but has not achieved widespread recognition Edinburgh, his home city.
The physicist pioneered colour photography and his work paved the way for the invention of television, mobile phones and microwaves.
RSE president Sir Michael Atiyah said: "Maxwell ranks with Einstein as one of the founders of modern physics."
A free public lecture about the physicist takes place tonight at the James Clerk Maxwell Building at Edinburgh University at 7.30pm.
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