Sir William Thomson

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:engineer
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Peterhouse,_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:award gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1824-06-26
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:William_Thomson
gptkbp:birthPlace Belfast, Ireland
gptkbp:deathDate 1907-12-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Largs,_Scotland
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Kelvin's_circulation_theorem
gptkb:Kelvin's_minimum_energy_theorem
gptkb:Kelvin's_vortex_theory
gptkb:Kelvin's_water_dropper
gptkb:Kelvin–Helmholtz_instability
gptkb:Kelvin–Planck_statement
gptkb:Kelvin_bridge
gptkb:Kelvin_equation
gptkb:Kelvin_transform
gptkb:Kelvin_wave
gptkb:kelvin_(unit)
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
engineering
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Thomson
gptkbp:influenced electrical engineering
thermodynamics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Kelvin_scale
gptkb:second_law_of_thermodynamics
mathematical analysis of electricity
thermodynamics
transatlantic telegraph
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Dynamical_Theory_of_Heat
gptkb:Mathematical_and_Physical_Papers
On an Absolute Thermometric Scale
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:signature William Thomson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Anna_Blandy
gptkb:Margaret_Crum
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Kelvin
Sir
gptkbp:type Lord Kelvin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3