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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Physicist
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Society_Copley_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
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gptkbp:born
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June 26, 1824
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:Physics
absolute temperature scale
electrical engineering
thermodynamic temperature scale
thermodynamic laws
theory of light
theory of electromagnetism
theory of statistical mechanics
theory of philosophy of science
theory of magnetism
theory of optics
theory of mathematics
theory of fluid dynamics
theory of quantum mechanics
theory of sound
theory of thermodynamics
theory of electricity
theory of waves
theory of heat engines
theory of acoustics
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gptkbp:died
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December 17, 1907
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
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gptkbp:field
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physics
engineering
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Thomson Jr.
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gptkbp:influence
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engineering practices
modern physics
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:invention
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thermometers
Thomson's theorem
improvements in telegraphy
Thomson's lamp
cables for underwater telegraphy
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Kelvin_scale
thermodynamics
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gptkbp:legacy
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Kelvin temperature scale
Baron Kelvin title
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gptkbp:notable_students
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gptkb:William_Henry_Perkin
gptkb:John_Ambrose_Fleming
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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Belfast, Ireland
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Largs,_Scotland
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gptkbp:research_areas
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:optics
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
fluid dynamics
electromagnetism
acoustics
heat transfer
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gptkbp:spouse
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Frances Anna Thomson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Baron_Kelvin_of_Largs
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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