Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1852. Artist: Unknown

Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1852. Artist: Unknown

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Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1852. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge. He was Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at the University of Glasgow for 53 years. Kelvin was a pioneer of thermodynamics and electromagnetic theory and devised the temperature scale that bears his name. He also directed work on the first transatlantic cable telegraph, which gave him considerable wealth. He was probably the first scientist to become wealthy through his work.


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  1. Lord Kelvin: British: Physicist, mathematician

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