One might think that Thomson would have eagerly supported Maxwell 's theory which his own work had helped to create, but this was not so. Thomson had ideas of his own which he hoped would lead to a unifying theory, and his ideas took him further and further from accepting those of Maxwell .
Maaaring isa-isip na Thomson ay eagerly suportado Maxwell 's theory na kung saan ang kanyang sariling mga trabaho na tumulong sa lumikha, ngunit ito ay hindi na kaya. Thomson had ideya ng kanyang sariling inaasam na kung saan siya ay humahantong sa isang unifying theory, at ang kanyang mga ideya kinuha pa sa kanya at karagdagang mula sa pagtanggap ng mga Maxwell.