William Thomson William Thomson Baron Kelvin in full

William Thomson

William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, in full William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Larges, also called Sir William Thomson

Profile of William Thomson was born in Belfast, Ireland June 26, 1824 at Baron Kelvin of Largs. William Thomson graduated from Glasgow and Cambridge showing precocious ability in Mathematics and Physics. He became professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow at a very young age.

Contributions and Achievements Major works - Proposed using temperature - 273 degrees Celsius Currently we called absolute degrees Kelvin (K). ( The current value is 0 Kelvin = -273. 16 ° C or -459. 69 degrees Fahrenheit). - Dynamic theory of heat - Create meter mirror - Can lay the submarine cable has successfully - Invented the compass. - Create gauge the depth of the sea.

Thomson mirror galvanometer of tripod type, from around 1900 Sir William Thomson's 1880 compass patent model William Thomson's deep-sea sounding apparatus patent model

Synopsis Lord Kelvin helped develop the second law of thermodynamics and he invented the absolute temperature scale named after him. He was chief consultant for the laying of the first Atlantic cable. His work in electricity and magnetism led to James Clerk Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism. He also contributed to the determination of the age of the Earth and the study of hydrodynamics.

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