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Lord Kelvin, revolutionary scientist
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Saxon, David |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Journal: Physics World Born in Belfast in 1824, William Thomson was both the youngest (aged 10) and later the oldest (aged 75) student in the history of the University of Glasgow. In between, he was for 53 years Professor of Natural Philosophy there, refusing Cambridge University's Cavendish Chair of Experimental Physics on three occasions. He made a fortune, became Baron Kelvin of Largs in 1892, and was the dominant scientific figure of his age. He is buried in Westminster Abbey next to Isaac Newton; a nearby window pays tribute to him as "Engineer, Natural Philosopher". Yet today his achievements are largely unheralded and he is remembered mainly for his reactionary approach to the new physics of the last decade of his life. |
| Related Links | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-7058/22/01/43/pdf |
| Ending Page | 37 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Starting Page | 36 |
| ISSN | 09538585 |
| e-ISSN | 20587058 |
| DOI | 10.1088/2058-7058/22/01/43 |
| Journal | Physics World |
| Issue Number | 01 |
| Volume Number | 22 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Physics World History and Philosophy of Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Physics and Astronomy |
