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Lorentz and Poincare relied heavily upon Maxwell's ideas
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He also proposed a thought experiment that became known as [[Maxwell's demon]] which was designed as a challenge to the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]].
 
He also proposed a thought experiment that became known as [[Maxwell's demon]] which was designed as a challenge to the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]].
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[[Albert Einstein]] relied heavily upon Maxwell's ideas, which were in turn mathematized forms of [[Michael Faraday]]'s work, to create the theories of [[relativity]].  In a very real sense, relativity is Faraday and Maxwell's field theory applied to the stars<ref> "Influence on the Development of the Conception of Physical Reality" by Albert Einstein, written for the centenary of Maxwell's birth (1931) </ref>.
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Lorentz and Poincare relied heavily upon Maxwell's ideas, which were in turn mathematized forms of [[Michael Faraday]]'s work, to create the theories of [[relativity]].  In a very real sense, relativity is Faraday and Maxwell's field theory applied to the stars<ref> "Influence on the Development of the Conception of Physical Reality" by Albert Einstein, written for the centenary of Maxwell's birth (1931) </ref>.
    
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