Did You Know This Genius Changed Physics Forever?

22/12/2025 16 min
Did You Know This Genius Changed Physics Forever?

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Pilgrimage mode: kilt on, chapeau secured, and I’m standing outside 14 India Street, Edinburgh — the birthplace of the physicist I’d nominate as the quiet GOAT: James Clerk Maxwell.


In this solo vlog, I walk the neighbourhood where Maxwell grew up, try (and fail) to get into the small museum without a reservation, and connect the dots from Maxwell’s equations to the modern world: Wi-Fi, GPS, power grids, and yes… a Tesla charging across the street from his childhood home.


CHAPTERS

00:00 Kilted pilgrimage begins
00:32 Maxwell’s Edinburgh origin story (and my museum plea)
01:27 Tesla charging across from Maxwell’s house
02:24 The prodigy years + Cambridge arc
03:00 Maxwell as “natural philosopher” + why he matters now
04:33 “Let there be light” (and what the equations really changed)
06:25 Ether, gears, and the bridge to modern physics

Video & Edited by Sheikh Media Website: sheikh.media

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This video contains commentary and criticism under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. §107).

All third-party clips, articles, and documents are used for educational and critical purposes.


Sources & Credits

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Articles & Documents:

https://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2004/PSCF9-04McNatt.pdf
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Google Images and Wikipedia were used for general reference.

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