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never discarded the concept that the atom is an indivisible unit
[[Image:Kelvin.jpg|left|200px]]
[[Image:Kelvin.jpg|left|200px]]
'''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.
'''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.
* Throughout his long and distinguished life in science Kelvin never discarded the concept that the [[atom]] is an indivisible unit [http://web.missouri.edu/~hanuscind/8710/Barber1961.pdf]
Thomson died on 17 Dec. 1907 in Netherhall (near Largs), Ayrshire, [[Scotland]].
Thomson died on 17 Dec. 1907 in Netherhall (near Largs), Ayrshire, [[Scotland]].