Lord Kelvin

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Society_Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
gptkbp:born June 26, 1824
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Second Law of Thermodynamics
Kelvin-Planck statement
Thomson's theorem
gptkbp:died December 17, 1907
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
physics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:optics
engineering
mathematical physics
thermodynamics
fluid mechanics
metrology
electromagnetism
heat transfer
geophysics
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:William_Thomson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Kelvin
gptkbp:image Portrait of Lord Kelvin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Kelvin_scale
absolute temperature scale
electrical engineering
thermodynamics
gptkbp:legacy Thomson's theorem
Kelvin temperature scale
Lord Kelvin's law of thermodynamics
Thomson's theorem on the stability of equilibrium
Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Glasgow
gptkb:London
gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:signature Lord Kelvin's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_A._Thomson
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Kelvin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Institution_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(2004_film)
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