james clerk maxwell discovered the link between electricity and magnetism.
who discovered the link between electricity and magnetism?
james clerk maxwell
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as a consequence of einstein's theory of special relativity, electricity and magnetism are fundamentally interlinked. both magnetism lacking electricity, and electricity without magnetism, are inconsistent with special relativity, due to such effects as length contraction, time dilation, and the fact that the magnetic force is velocity-dependent. however, when both electricity and magnetism are taken into account, the resulting theory (electromagnetism) is fully consistent with special relativity. in particular, a phenomenon that appears purely electric or purely magnetic to one observer may be a mix of both to another, or more generally the relative contributions of electricity and magnetism are dependent on the frame of reference. thus, special relativity "mixes" electricity and magnetism into a single, inseparable phenomenon called electromagnetism, analogous to how relativity "mixes" space and time into spacetime.
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