James Clerk Maxwell is credited with compiling the three laws of electricity and magnetism (Gauss's law, Ampère's law, and Faraday's law), adding his own law (also called Gauss's law for magnetism), modifying Ampère's law, and understanding the connections between electricity, magnetism, and optics. Were Maxwell's efforts more important than the individual discoveries of Gauss, Ampère, and Faraday? Explain your answer.