Alfred Russel Wallace vs James Clerk Maxwell
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1831 to 1879.
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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913)
- — Born in Llanbadoc, Wales Verified
- — Worked as a land surveyor with his brother William Verified
- — Expedition to the Amazon basin Verified
- — Lost his collections in a ship fire at sea Verified
- — Expedition through the Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Joint Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection read at the Linnean Society Verified
- — Married Annie Mitten Verified
- — Published The Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died at Broadstone, Dorset Verified
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed professor at Marischal College, Aberdeen Verified
- — Married Katherine Mary Dewar Verified
- — Became professor at King's College London and produced the first colour photograph Verified
- — Published 'A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field' Verified
- — Became first Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge Verified
- — Published 'A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism' Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified