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'''Lord Kelvin''' (1824-1907), who was Irish was born in [[Belfast]] as William Thomson, originally intended to become a [[minister]] of the [[Presbyterian Church]] but decided to become a [[mathematics|mathematician]] and [[physics|physicist]] instead. He helped with the first successful transatlantic communications cable, and the [[absolute temperature scale|absolute scale]] for temperature (where zero is no heat whatsoever) ([[Kelvin]]) is named after him.  Kelvin argued for [[Creationism]] against the growing voices of dissention against that position.  
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'''Lord Kelvin''' (1824-1907), who was Irish was born in [[Belfast]] as William Thomson, originally intended to become a [[minister]] of the [[Presbyterian Church]] but decided to become a [[mathematics|mathematician]] and [[physics|physicist]] instead. He helped with the first successful transatlantic communications cable, and the [[absolute temperature scale|absolute scale]] for temperature (where zero is no heat whatsoever) ([[Kelvin]]) is named after him.  Kelvin argued for [[Creationism]] against the growing voices of dissension against that position.  
    
Thomson died on 17 Dec. 1907 in Netherhall (near Largs), Ayrshire, [[Scotland]].  
 
Thomson died on 17 Dec. 1907 in Netherhall (near Largs), Ayrshire, [[Scotland]].  
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