Maxwell
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People
- Maxwell (musician)Maxwell (musician)Maxwell , is an American R&B, funk and neo soul musician. He played an important role in the development of the soul sub-genre, neo-soul.-Early life:...
(born 1973), Grammy winning R&B/neo-soul singer - Maxwell Cabelino AndradeMaxwell Cabelino AndradeMaxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade , commonly known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona...
(known as "Maxwell"), a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona - James Clerk MaxwellJames Clerk MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell of Glenlair was a Scottish physicist and mathematician. His most prominent achievement was formulating classical electromagnetic theory. This united all previously unrelated observations, experiments and equations of electricity, magnetism and optics into a consistent theory...
(1831–1879), a Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician - John Maxwell (Medal of Honor)John Maxwell (Medal of Honor)John Maxwell was a fireman second class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
, American Medal of Honor recipient - Murray MaxwellMurray MaxwellCaptain Sir Murray Maxwell, CB, FRS was a British Royal Navy officer who served with distinction in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, particularly during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
, a British Royal Navy officer - Robert MaxwellRobert MaxwellIan Robert Maxwell MC was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament , who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire...
, Czech-born media proprietor and former British MP
Given name
- Maxwell KogonMaxwell KogonMaxwell Kogon, DFC, , was a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during World War II.- Family life :...
, (1920–1980), a Canadian RCAF bomber pilot who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during World War II.
Fictional people
- Duo Maxwell, a gundam pilot from Gundam Wing
- Enrico MaxwellEnrico Maxwellis a character from the manga and anime series Hellsing. In the TV series, he is voiced by Hideyuki Tanaka. In the OVA series, he's voiced by Show Hayami and his younger version Risa Hayamizu, and in both TV and OVA versions, his English voice is JB Blanc....
, an archbishop from Hellsing - Maxwell Edison of the song "Maxwell's Silver HammerMaxwell's Silver Hammer"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by The Beatles, on their album, Abbey Road, sung by Paul McCartney. It was written by McCartney, though credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Background:...
" - Maxwell, one of the Hamham memberHamtarois a Japanese anime series. The main character is a hamster named Hamtaro who has a variety of adventures with other hamsters, called "Ham-Hams" . The show is based on a manga series by Ritsuko Kawai, Hamtaro Gets Lost and Other Stories, and Jealous Hamtaro and Other Stories...
in the show HamtaroHamtarois a Japanese anime series. The main character is a hamster named Hamtaro who has a variety of adventures with other hamsters, called "Ham-Hams" . The show is based on a manga series by Ritsuko Kawai, Hamtaro Gets Lost and Other Stories, and Jealous Hamtaro and Other Stories... - Maxwell Q. Klinger, character from the M*A*S*H TV series
- Maxwell LordMaxwell LordMaxwell Lord IV is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a shrewd and powerful businessman who was very influential in the formation of the Justice League International in DC Comics.-Before the League:...
, a DC Comics business man and leader of the Justice League turned villain - Maxwell Sheffield, the male lead of the long-running television sitcom The Nanny
- Maxwell Smart, also known as Agent 86, from the TV show Get Smart
- Maxwell, the protagonist of the video games ScribblenautsScribblenautsScribblenauts is an emergent puzzle action video game developed by 5th Cell for the Nintendo DS published by WB Games. The game was released September 15, 2009 in North America, September 30, 2009 in Australia, and October 9, 2009 in Europe. Konami released the game in Japan under the name on...
and Super ScribblenautsSuper ScribblenautsSuper Scribblenauts is an emergent action puzzle game developed by 5th Cell and published by WB Games for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. The game was released in October 12, 2010... - Jane Maxwell, a nonplayable character in Wild ArmsWild Armsis a role-playing game developed by software company Media.Vision and originally released in Japan in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation video game console and was later translated and released in North America in 1997 and Europe in 1998 by Sony Computer Entertainment...
, and playable character in its remake Wild Arms Alter Code: F
Places
Canada- Maxwell, Ontario (disambiguation), multiple locations
New Zealand
- Maxwell, New ZealandMaxwell, New ZealandMaxwell is a farming and lifestyle community 20 km west of Wanganui in the North Island of New Zealand. Maxwell offers a great range of activities to do such as, the local art gallery , the church, swimming pool and the newly renovated Birch Park Pool, which is situated on the Taranaki side of...
United Kingdom
- MaxwelltownMaxwelltownMaxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire in south west Scotland. In 1929 Maxwelltown was merged with Dumfries....
, Scotland
United States
- Maxwell, CaliforniaMaxwell, CaliforniaMaxwell is a census-designated place and farm community in Colusa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 92 feet . Located off Interstate 5, it is home to Maxwell High School. The main crop grown is rice, though a variety of others such as grapes, almonds, squash, and sunflowers are grown...
- Maxwell, IndianaMaxwell, IndianaMaxwell is an unincorporated town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana....
, in Hancock County - Maxwell, Morgan County, IndianaMaxwell, Morgan County, IndianaMaxwell is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana....
- Maxwell, IowaMaxwell, IowaMaxwell is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 807 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'.-Geography:...
- Maxwell, NebraskaMaxwell, NebraskaMaxwell is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 315 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maxwell is located at ....
- Maxwell, New MexicoMaxwell, New MexicoMaxwell is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census. Unlike nearby Springer, the village has been losing population due to the rural exodus. Maxwell was established in 1879 as a railroad town on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe...
- Maxwell, TexasMaxwell, TexasMaxwell is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States.-External links:...
- Maxwell Air Force BaseMaxwell Air Force BaseMaxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation under the Air Education and Training Command . The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, US. It was named in honor of Second Lieutenant William C...
, Alabama
Venus
- Maxwell MontesMaxwell MontesMaxwell Montes is a mountain massif on the planet Venus, part of which contains the highest point on the planet's surface.- General description :...
, the highest mountain on Venus
Moon
- Maxwell (crater)Maxwell (crater)Maxwell is a crater on the far side of the Moon named after the physicist James C. Maxwell. It lies in the southwestern part of the larger crater Richardson. The southern part of Maxwell is overlain in turn by the partly flooded Lomonosov...
, a crater on the far side of the Moon
Asteroid
- 12760 Maxwell12760 Maxwell12760 Maxwell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
Asia
- Maxwell Hill, a hill in Perak, Malaysia(also known as Bukit Larut)
Other
- Maxwell, the codename for a CUDA architecture graphics card being developed by Nvidia for 2013 release.
- Maxwell (unit)Maxwell (unit)The maxwell, abbreviated as Mx, is the compound derived CGS unit of magnetic flux. The unit was previously called a line. The unit name honours James Clerk Maxwell, who presented the unified theory of electromagnetism, and was established by the IEC in 1930.In a magnetic field of strength one...
, the cgs unit of magnetic flux - Maxwell automobileMaxwell automobileThe Maxwell was a brand of automobiles manufactured in the United States of America from about 1904 to 1925. The present-day successor to the Maxwell company is Chrysler Group.-History:...
, an early 20th-century brand of motor car - Maxwell AwardMaxwell AwardThe Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...
, presented by the Maxwell Football Club for the American football College Player of the Year - Maxwell bridgeMaxwell bridge|- align = "center"|| A Maxwell bridge is a type of Wheatstone bridge used to measure an unknown inductance in terms of calibrated resistance and capacitance...
, a bridge circuit - Maxwell HouseMaxwell HouseMaxwell House is a brand of coffee manufactured by a like-named division of Kraft Foods. Introduced in 1892, it is named in honor of the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years until the late 1980s it was the largest-selling coffee in the U.S. and is currently second behind...
, a brand of coffee - Maxwell House HotelMaxwell House HotelThe Maxwell House Hotel was a major hotel in downtown Nashville at which seven US Presidents and other prominent guests stayed. It was built by Colonel John Overton Jr. and named for his wife, Harriet Maxwell Overton. The architect was Isaiah Rogers....
, formerly in Nashville, Tennessee - Maxwell International Bahá'í SchoolMaxwell International Bahá'í SchoolMaxwell International School was a co-ed Bahá'í school located on Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It offered boarding students and day students instruction from grades 7-12. Its educational philosophy was based on the principles of the Bahá'í Faith. Students attended from all over the world...
, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada - Maxwell relation, a set of equations in thermodynamics
- Maxwell RenderMaxwell RenderMaxwell Render is a software package that aids in the production of photorealistic images from computer 3D model data; a 3D renderer. It was introduced as an early alpha on December 2004 and it utilized a global illumination algorithm based on a metropolis light transport variation.- Overview...
, a render engine for 3d applications - Maxwell'sMaxwell'sMaxwell's is a music club in Hoboken, New Jersey that also has a restaurant. The intimate venue often attracts a wide variety of acts looking for a change from the New York City concert spaces across the river.-History:...
, a music club in Hoboken, New Jersey - Maxwell's equationsMaxwell's equationsMaxwell's equations are a set of partial differential equations that, together with the Lorentz force law, form the foundation of classical electrodynamics, classical optics, and electric circuits. These fields in turn underlie modern electrical and communications technologies.Maxwell's equations...
, a set of equations that describe the behavior of electric and magnetic fields - "Maxwell's Silver HammerMaxwell's Silver Hammer"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by The Beatles, on their album, Abbey Road, sung by Paul McCartney. It was written by McCartney, though credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Background:...
", a song by The Beatles - Maxwell SchoolMaxwell SchoolFor Maxwell School as a graduate school of Syracuse University see Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.Maxwell School is a semi-control for boys and the oldest school in the north of Kuala Lumpur as well as one of the oldest in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia...
, a Malaysian secondary school - Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public AffairsMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public AffairsThe Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the public policy school of Syracuse University...
, a graduate school in Syracuse University - Maxwell StreetMaxwell StreetMaxwell Street is an east-west street in Chicago, Illinois that intersects with Halsted Street just south of Roosevelt Road. It runs at 1330 South in the numbering system running from 500 West to 1126 West. The Maxwell Street neighborhood is considered part of the Near West Side and is one of the...
, a Chicago, Illinois street famous for its blues music and black culture - Maxwell TechnologiesMaxwell TechnologiesMaxwell Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of energy storage and power delivery-related products.-History:The company was founded in 1965 as Maxwell Laboratories, originally as a government contractor, providing advanced physics, pulsed power, space effects analysis and other research and...
, a producer of ultracapacitors, microelectronics and high voltage modern energy storage solutions - James Clerk Maxwell TelescopeJames Clerk Maxwell TelescopeThe James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a submillimetre-wavelength telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. Its primary mirror is 15 metres across: it is the largest astronomical telescope that operates in submillimetre wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum...
, a submillimeterSubmillimetre astronomySubmillimetre astronomy or submillimeter astronomy is the branch of observational astronomy that is conducted at submillimetre wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Astronomers place the submillimetre waveband between the far-infrared and microwave wavebands, typically taken to be between a...
telescopeTelescopeA telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
on Mauna KeaMauna Kea ObservatoryThe Observatories at Mauna Kea, , are an independent collection of astronomical research facilities located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawai'i, USA. The facilities are located in a special land use zone known as the "Astronomy Precinct," which is located in the Mauna Kea...