Supposedly they're only known as "Maxwell Equations" now because Einstein began his 1905 paper naming them such. Prior to that they were known by other names. Before even my time though.
Frank Yang's talk (and the associated paper, but that's only available behind a paywall) might be of interest to those looking for more background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG343kojbnU
Supposedly they're only known as "Maxwell Equations" now because Einstein began his 1905 paper naming them such. Prior to that they were known by other names. Before even my time though.
Frank Yang's talk (and the associated paper, but that's only available behind a paywall) might be of interest to those looking for more background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG343kojbnU