Title

Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1926. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1926. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin was a pioneer of thermodynamics and electromagnetic theory and devised the temperature scale that bears his name. He also directed work on the first transatlantic cable telegraph, which gave him considerable wealth. He was probably the first scientist to become wealthy through his work. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 4: Christianity and Modern Thought, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake, published by the Waverley Book Club (London, 1926).
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Date

1926

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C36_298

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,7Mb) / 11,6in x 16,7in / 3489 x 5007 (300dpi)

Keywords

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