Electromagnetism (Maxwell's Equations)
Unification of electricity, magnetism, and light into a single theoretical framework of fundamental equations, predicting the existence of electromagnetic waves.
Core metadata
- ID: electromagnetism_maxwell
- Era: Industrial
- First known date: 1864 (exact)
- Region: United Kingdom
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Early Optics (early_optics)
- Early Electromagnetism (electromagnetism_early_discoveries)
- Logarithms & Early Calculus (logarithms_calculus_early)
- Mathematics (mathematics)
- Printing Press (printing_press)
- Scientific Method (scientific_method)
Dependents
- Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Displays (cathode_ray_tube_crt_displays)
- Discovery of the Electron (electron_discovery)
- Electronics (electronics)
- Force Fields (Containment & Deflection) (force_fields_containment_deflection)
- Masers (Early Development) (masers_early)
- Mass Drivers (Space Launch) (mass_drivers_space_launch)
- Particle Accelerators (particle_accelerators)
- Plasma Physics (plasma_physics)
- Power Transformers (power_transformers)
- Radar (Radio Detection and Ranging) (radar_radio_detection_and_ranging)
- Radio Telegraphy (Wireless Communication) (radio_telegraphy_wireless_communication)
- Radio (radio)
- Relativity (Special & General) (relativity_special_general)
- Starlifting (starlifting)
- Telecommunications (telecommunications)
- Wireless Power Transmission (Long Range) (wireless_power_transmission_long_range)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Electromagnetism - Faraday's discovery of electric induction (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 6
- Average edge confidence: 72%
- Prerequisite sources: 6
- expert_inference: 6
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Electromagnetism (electromagnetism_early_discoveries) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Early Electromagnetism is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Mathematics (mathematics) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Mathematics provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Scientific Method (scientific_method) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Scientific Method provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Early Optics (early_optics) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Early Optics is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Logarithms & Early Calculus (logarithms_calculus_early) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Logarithms & Early Calculus is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Printing Press (printing_press) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Printing Press provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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