Who can be considered as Ørsted's scientific successor?
Albert Einstein
James Clerk Maxwell
Isaac Newton
Marie Curie
Answer
James Clerk Maxwell, the Scottish physicist widely regarded as Ørsted's scientific successor, made significant contributions to the understanding of electromagnetism and the development of classical physics. His comprehensive work, "Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism," unified the earlier discoveries of electricity and magnetism into a cohesive theoretical framework.
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