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 Thomson, William (Lord Kelvin) (1824–1907) Summary
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 In the 1850s the Glasgow professor of natural philosophy (physics), William Thomson, and his colleague in engineering science, Macquorn Rankine, revolutionized the traditional language of mechanics with new terms such as "actual" ("kinetic" from... summary from source:
 Thomson, Lord Kelvin, William (1824-1907) Summary
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 Scottish physicist William Thomson, known to history as Lord Kelvin, was granted the first scientific peerage by Queen Victoria in 1892 for his unique consulting work that made possible the installation of the transatlantic cable linking the telegraph... summary from source:
 William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Summary
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1824-1907 British Physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, conducted important work in the areas of thermodynamics and electrical theory. Strongly influenced by the more mathematical French style of physics, Kelvin's own work was heavily... summary from source:
 Kelvin (Of Largs), William Thomson, Baron Summary
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(born June 26, 1824, Belfast, County Antrim, Ire.—died Dec. 17, 1907, Netherhall, Ayrshire, Scot.) British physicist. He entered the University of Glasgow at 10, published two papers by 17, and graduated from Cambridge University at 21. The next... summary from source:
 William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin Summary
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William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, FRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was an Irish mathematical physicist, engineer, and outstanding leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century. At Glasgow University he did... 
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