Lord Kelvin, pictured in 1902, was a mathematician and physicist who made huge contributions to science (Image by artist James Craig Annan/The Print Collector) | Getty Images From thermodynamics ...

A virtual reality exhibition dedicated to Lord Kelvin has been unveiled at the University of Glasgow to celebrate 200 years since the pioneering scientist was born. The exhibition is the latest ...

Born in 1824 in Belfast as William Thomson, Kelvin is widely regarded as one of Britain ... “We’re delighted to be part of the university’s bicentenary celebrations of the birth of Lord Kelvin, and to ...

Born in Belfast on June 26 1824 as William Thomson, Lord Kelvin became one of the 19th century's most accomplished scientists. He made breakthrough contributions to physics, engineering and ...

From thermodynamics to refrigeration and the development of radio, Lord Kelvin’s contributions to science were many and varied Nineteenth-century scientist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin ...

Shan writes - Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin 1824 - 1907) was appointed to the position of Chair of Natural Philosophy (the subject we now call Physics) in 1846. He remained at the University of ...

Born William Thomson in 1824, Lord Kelvin was a renowned 19th-century scientist who made significant contributions to physics, engineering, and mathematics. Lord Kelvin was a renowned 19th-century ...

Shan writes - This tide gauge was invented by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) c.1880 and manufactured by his instrument maker James White of Glasgow in 1882. The gauge was one of several made for ...

The apparatus was invented in 1742 by the English mathematician Benjamin Robins. William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) regularly demonstrated the apparatus using his Jacob militia rifle resting on the ...