A Scottish giant

In his interesting obituary on David Scarth Ritchie, Alastair Ritchie describes James Clerk Maxwell as “one of Scotland’s most eminent physicists” (Scotsman, 27 October).

As Einstein kept a photo of Clerk Maxwell on his study wall, and when asked if he himself stood on the shoulders of Sir Isaac Newton, replied“No, I stand on the shoulders of James Clerk Maxwell”, maybe the inclusion of “one of ” hardly does justice to JCM!

JOHN BIRKETT, Horseleys Park,st Andrews, Fife