William Thomson, Baron Kelvin
(1824-1907), Mathematician, physicist and inventorSitter in 30 portraits
Professor of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow, for over fifty years and a dominant figure in nineteenth-century physics; famous for many researches, notably in electro- and thermodynamics; introduced absolute temperature scale, its unit being named in his honour.
Related People
- Anna Bottomley (née Thomson) (sister)
- Elizabeth King (née Thomson) (sister)
- James Thomson (father)
- James Thomson (brother)
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