Lord Kelvin’s name comes up anytime you start looking at the history of science and technology. In addition to working on transatlantic cables and thermodynamics, he also built an early ...

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Lord Kelvin was one of the world's most famous physicists The University of Glasgow is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the world's most renowned scientists. Lord Kelvin ...

With the death of Lord Kelvin on the 17th of December, in the 84th year of his life, there was ended a career full of usefulness to mankind. To wonderful scientific attainments he united a faculty ...

To the Editor of The New York Times: I note in your editorial of even date herewith that you say of Lord Kelvin on creative intelligence: "No doubt the older and wiser one grows the less his ...

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Lord Kelvin grew up to be one of the 19th century’s most accomplished scientists, “making breakthrough contributions to physics, engineering and mathematics during his near-lifelong career at ...

This year marks the bicentenary of the birth of William Thomson, aka Lord Kelvin, arguably the most influential scientist of the 19th century, and perhaps beyond. He was a master at combining ...

The exhibition on Lord Kelvin, marking the 200th year of his birth, is the latest development in the £5.6m Museums in the Metaverse project, led by researchers from the University, which is ...