All About - William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

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What is William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin? A report all about William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin for homework/assignment. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (; 26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907), commonly known as Lord Kelvin, was a British 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 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. Intro/Outro music: Discovery Hit/Chucky the Construction Worker - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under CC-BY-3.0 Text derived from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin Text to Speech powered by voice-rss.com Images are Public Domain or CC-BY-3.0: Lord_Kelvin_photograph.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin William_Thomson_1st_Baron_Kelvin.jpg from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Thomson_1st_Baron_Kelvin.jpg Hubert_von_Herkomer03.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin Portrait_of_William_Thomson,_Baron_Kelvin.jpg from http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1._Baron_Kelvin William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin_cph.3b11885.jpg from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin_cph.3b11885.jpg 220px-Hubert_von_Herkomer03.jpg from http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Thomson