The Life and Works of Lord Kelvin
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907) was a Scots-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer who was born in Belfast in 1824. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form. He worked closely with mathematics professor Hugh Blackburn in his work. He also had a career as an electric telegraph engineer and inventor, which propelled him into the public eye and ensured his wealth, fame and honour. For his work on the transatlantic telegraph project he was knighted in 1866 by Queen Victoria, becoming Sir William Thomson.
He had extensive maritime interests and was most noted for his work on the mariner's compass, which had previously been limited in reliability.
(from wikipedia.org)
| Kelvin: Master of Measurement |
| e-Books |
| Lord Kelvin By John Munro. Topics: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin. Publisher: London : H.J. Drane. Book Contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. |
| Lord Kelvin: His Life and Work By Alexander Russell. Topics: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin. Publisher: London : T.C. & E.C. Jack; New York, Dodge publishing co. Book Contributor: University of California Libraries. |
| Lord Kelvin: An Account of His Scientific Life and Work By Andrew Gray, 1847-1925. Topics: William Thomson, Baron Kelvin. Publisher: London, J. M. Dent & co.; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. Book Contributor: Boston College Libraries. |
| Treatise on Natural Philosophy (Vol. 1) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Peter Guthrie Tait, 1831-1901; George Howard Darwin, 1845-1912. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Book Contributor: University of California Libraries. |
| Treatise on Natural Philosophy (Vol. 2) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Peter Guthrie Tait, 1831-1901; George Howard Darwin, 1845-1912. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Book Contributor: University of California Libraries. |
| Elements of Natural Philosophy By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Peter Guthrie Tait, 1831-1901. Publisher: New York, P.F. Collier & son. Book Contributor: University of California Libraries. |
| Baltimore Lectures on Molecular Dynamics and the Wave Theory of Light By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907. Publisher: London C.J. Clay. Digitizing Sponsor: MSN. Book Contributor: Gerstein - University of Toronto. |
| Mathematical and Physical Papers (Vol. 1) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Joseph Larmor, b. 1857; James Prescott Joule, 1818-1889. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Digitizing Sponsor: Google. |
| Mathematical and Physical Papers (Vol. 2) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Joseph Larmor, b. 1857; James Prescott Joule, 1818-1889. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Digitizing Sponsor: Google. |
| Mathematical and Physical Papers (Vol. 3) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Joseph Larmor, b. 1857; James Prescott Joule, 1818-1889. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Digitizing Sponsor: Google. |
| Mathematical and Physical Papers (Vol. 4) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Joseph Larmor, b. 1857. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. This is a mirror of the Digital Library of India. |
| Mathematical and Physical Papers (Vol. 5) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Joseph Larmor, b. 1857. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Book Contributor: Gerstein - University of Toronto. |
| Mathematical and Physical Papers (Vol. 6) By William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907; Joseph Larmor, b. 1857. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Book Contributor: Gerstein - University of Toronto. |