Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic FieldThe story of two brilliant nineteenth century scientists who discovered the electromagnetic field, laying the groundwork for the amazing technological and theoretical breakthroughs of the twentieth century. Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791 1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831 1879). This is the story of how these two men separated in age by forty years discovered the existence of the electromagnetic