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(not Scottish - he was Irish, born in Belfast to a farmer from the same city.) |
("Lord Kelvin" isn't a "real name" - it's a title, therefore no need to suggest he had a "real name") |
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| − | '''Lord Kelvin''' (1824-1907), who was Irish | + | '''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. |
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Revision as of 17:58, November 24, 2007
Template:Stub 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 mathematician and physicist instead. He helped with the first successful transatlantic communications cable, and the absolute scale for temperature (where zero is no heat whatsoever) (Kelvin) is named after him.