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Celebrating the 175th Anniversary of the
Birth of James Clerk Maxwell
A Part of the IEEE MTT-S
Distinguished Microwave Lecture
Series
An Event Co-hosted by Sonnet Software
Inc., CST and 2006 IMS Committee
James Clerk Maxwell stands shoulder to shoulder with Newton and
Einstein, yet even those of us who have spent decades working with Maxwell's
equations are almost totally unfamiliar with his life and times.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 marked the 175th birth anniversary of James
Clerk Maxwell, the founder of our field of electromagnetics. On that evening at
this year's MTT-S IMS 2006 in San Francisco, Sonnet Software, Inc. in
co-operation with Computer Simulation Technology (CST) and the 2006 IMS Committee
co-hosted an extraordinary event celebrating this momentous day in history.
 Hundreds
of people from around the globe came by to join us
as we remembered and recognized one of the most influential and far-reaching
natural philosophers. All of the attendees took away an understanding of James Maxwell from the
viewpoint of a curious microwave engineer. As part of the recognition, Dr.
James C. Rautio, president and founder of Sonnet Software, Inc. and MTT-S
Distinguished Microwave Lecturer presented the "Life of James Clerk Maxwell."
He described Maxwell as an infant and addresses the tragedy Maxwell experienced at
the age of eight which was to
profoundly influence his life. He also explained Maxwell's link to
the rings of Saturn and why he lost his job as a professor. Dr.
Rautio, in his exploration of Maxwell the scientist, provided insight into Maxwell the person.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the complimentary food, drinks and cake
provided courtesy of
Sonnet Software, Inc. and CST. We would like to thank all those who were able to
join us for that very special day. Below are some photos from the
event. Enjoy!
Event Photos
Can't have a party without a cake!
Food and drinks were all ready to be served!
Presenters: Dr. Bernhard Wagner (CST) and Dr. James Rautio (Sonnet Software,
Inc)
The crowd pours in to enjoy the fine food and drinks.
More crowd....
.......enjoying plenty of food!
The crowds kept coming in!
The presentation went under way with Dr Bernhard Wagner's opening comments.
Dr James Rautio (Sonnet Software) on The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
Just about a full house, all learning about the man whose 4 simple equations we
have studied ever since...
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