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His equations unified electricity and magnetism and predicted electromagnetic waves.

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Your new ahaJames Clerk Maxwell

Maxwell's equations unified electromagnetism and predicted the existence of radio waves before they were detected. Source: James Clerk Maxwell ↗

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