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James was born in June 13, 1831 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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He enrolled in University of Edinburgh at age 16.
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He graduated at Cambridge University's Trinity College in 1854 at age 23.
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James married Katherine Mary Dewar in 1858.
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James Clerk Maxwell got a Adam's Award for saying that Saturn's rings are made from tiny particles in his book called "On the Stability of the Motion of Saturn's Rings"
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James took professorship at King's College at age 29 and stayed in London until 1865.
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James discovered electromagnetism, if he didn't discover electromagnetism, we wouldn't have T.V., microwaves, or radio waves.
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James took the first color photo in 1861 taking a picture of a tartan ribbon using a red, green, and blue filter.
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James Died in May 11, 1879 in Cambridge, England by Abdominal cancer, the same age and disease as his mom.
