From the history of electrical engineering IV: Maxwell's electromagnetic theory and its experimental confirmation

Abstract

This paper describes the greatest science theory which connected different electrical and magnetic effects in one harmonious Maxwell's theory. The amazing result of this theory was the proof of electromagnetic waves existence as the basis of all electricity and optics phenomena. Crucial Hertz's and Lebedev's experiments confirmed this discovery. A short overview of radio communication discovery is also given. All this made the Maxwell's electrodynamics as one of the fundamental laws of nature.