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     James Clerk Maxwell made many contributions to physics. Maxwell made advances in four main areas:
   

    1) Electromagnetism: By devoloping his equations, he successfully connected electricity, magnetism, and optics.


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    2) Color Analysis: Maxwell produced the first color photograph in 1861!

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    3) Kinetic Theory: Maxwell aided other scientists in understanding kinetic theory of gases.

    4) Control Theory: Maxwell is noted as producing early papers on control theory which deals with dynamical systems.