Electromagnetist

/ɪˌlɛktrəˈmæɡnətɪst/ noun

Definition

A scientist or expert who specializes in the study of electromagnetism.

Etymology

From electromagnet + -ist suffix. Creates an agent noun for a person who works with or studies electromagnetic phenomena.

Kelly Says

James Clerk Maxwell, arguably history's greatest electromagnetist, predicted that light itself was an electromagnetic wave—validated experimentally decades after his death.

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