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William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (Q122701)

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British physicist and engineer (1824–1907)
  • The Lord Kelvin
  • William Thomson
  • William (Lord Kelvin) Thomson
  • Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
  • Kelvin
  • Baron Kelvin
  • Lord Kelvin
  • Sir William Thomson
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    William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
    British physicist and engineer (1824–1907)
    • The Lord Kelvin
    • William Thomson
    • William (Lord Kelvin) Thomson
    • Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
    • Kelvin
    • Baron Kelvin
    • Lord Kelvin
    • Sir William Thomson

    Statements

    family name
    Thomson
    0 references
    pseudonym
    Lord Kelvin
    0 references
    date of birth
    26 June 1824Gregorian
    15 references
    stated in
    Integrated Authority File
    retrieved
    26 April 2014
    stated in
    BnF authorities
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
    12270383k
    retrieved
    10 October 2015
    stated in
    MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
    retrieved
    22 August 2017
    stated in
    SNAC
    SNAC ARK ID
    w6xd13bf
    subject named as
    William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Find a Grave
    Find a Grave memorial ID
    1278
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Internet Speculative Fiction Database
    Internet Speculative Fiction Database author ID
    141130
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
    biography/William-Thomson-Baron-Kelvin
    subject named as
    William Thomson Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    The Peerage
    The Peerage person ID
    p23560.htm#i235592
    subject named as
    William Thomson, 1st and last Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    KNAW Past Members
    KNAW past member ID
    PE00003326
    subject named as
    William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
    thomson-william-20
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
    0065921
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    stated in
    Roglo
    Roglo person ID
    p=william;n=thomson;oc=1
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    stated in
    www.accademiadellescienze.it
    Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
    William-Thomson-Kelvin
    subject named as
    William Kelvin Thomson
    retrieved
    1 December 2020
    stated in
    Proleksis Encyclopedia
    Proleksis enciklopedija ID
    30657
    subject named as
    Kelvin of Largs
    stated in
    Dictionary of Irish Biography
    Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
    008542
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    date of death
    17 December 1907Gregorian
    16 references
    stated in
    Integrated Authority File
    retrieved
    26 April 2014
    stated in
    BnF authorities
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
    12270383k
    retrieved
    10 October 2015
    stated in
    MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
    retrieved
    22 August 2017
    stated in
    SNAC
    SNAC ARK ID
    w6xd13bf
    subject named as
    William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Find a Grave
    Find a Grave memorial ID
    1278
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Internet Speculative Fiction Database
    Internet Speculative Fiction Database author ID
    141130
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
    biography/William-Thomson-Baron-Kelvin
    subject named as
    William Thomson Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    The Peerage
    The Peerage person ID
    p23560.htm#i235592
    subject named as
    William Thomson, 1st and last Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    KNAW Past Members
    KNAW past member ID
    PE00003326
    subject named as
    William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
    thomson-william-20
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    stated in
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
    0065921
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    stated in
    Roglo
    Roglo person ID
    p=william;n=thomson;oc=1
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    stated in
    Proleksis Encyclopedia
    Proleksis enciklopedija ID
    30657
    subject named as
    Kelvin of Largs
    stated in
    Dictionary of Irish Biography
    Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
    008542
    subject named as
    William Thomson
    stated in
    www.accademiadellescienze.it
    Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
    William-Thomson-Kelvin
    retrieved
    1 December 2020
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    CTHS person ID
    117266
    subject named as
    , William THOMSON Kelvin
    stated in
    annuaire prosopographique: la France savante
    father
    James Thomson
    0 references
    sibling
    Elizabeth King
    0 references
    James Thomson
    0 references
    writing language
    English
    0 references
    award received
    Copley Medal
    point in time
    1883
    award rationale
    For (1) his discovery of the law of the universal dissipation of energy; (2) his researches and eminent services in physics, both experimental & mathematical, especially in the theory of electricity and thermodynamics. (English)
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1336391689&single=true
    title
    Award winners : Copley Medal (English)
    publisher
    Royal Society
    language of work or name
    English
    retrieved
    30 December 2018
    Royal Medal
    point in time
    1856
    0 references
    Poncelet Prize
    point in time
    1873
    0 references
    Helmholtz Medal
    point in time
    1892
    0 references
    Matteucci Medal
    point in time
    1876
    0 references
    Albert Medal
    point in time
    1879
    award rationale
    on account of the signal service rendered to Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, by his electrical researches, especially with reference to the transmission of telegraphic messages over ocean cables (English)
    0 references
    coat of arms image
    Arms of Thomson, Baron Kelvin.svg
    450 × 541; 108 KB
    media legend
    Honesty without fear. (English)
    0 references
    described by source
    The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    subject named as
    Kelvin, Lord
    Thomson, Sir William, Lord Kelvin
    0 references
    Commons gallery
    William Thomson
    0 references
    Commons category
    William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
    0 references

    Identifiers

    FAST ID
    46571
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    SBN author ID
    MILV046322
    subject named as
    Kelvin, William : Thomson <barone>
    1 reference
    stated in
    OPAC SBN
    NDL Authority ID
    00518412
    0 references
    NUKAT ID
    n01046553
    0 references
    Libris-URI
    c9prs1lw494xhq7
    1 reference
    stated in
    LIBRIS
    publication date
    26 September 2012
    retrieved
    24 August 2018
    SELIBR ID
    193257
    0 references
    CONOR.SI ID
    8924259
    subject named as
    Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907
    0 references
    Angelicum ID
    50901
    0 references
    BHL creator ID
    15180
    subject named as
    Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907
    0 references
    CCAB ID
    000218170
    0 references
    Comic Vine ID
    4005-128846
    0 references
    CONOR.SR ID
    256871
    0 references
    CTHS person ID
    117266
    0 references
    FactGrid item ID
    Q750887
    0 references
    Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
    308
    subject named as
    Sir William Thomson
    0 references
    Lex ID
    Lord_Kelvin
    0 references
    William_Thomson
    0 references
    MR Author ID
    250184
    0 references
    openMLOL author ID
    113865
    0 references
    Poincaré Papers person ID
    16795
    0 references
    571
    0 references
    SNAC ARK ID
    w6xd13bf
    0 references
    SNARC ID
    Q104500
    0 references
    SNK ID
    159277
    0 references
    Treccani ID
    william-thomson-lord-kelvin
    subject named as
    Kelvin, William Thomson lord
    0 references
    Who's Who UK ID
    U187753
    0 references
    Rodovid ID
    78251
    0 references
    The Peerage person ID
    p23560.htm#i235592
    subject named as
    William Thomson, 1st and last Baron Kelvin
    1 reference
    retrieved
    7 August 2020
    WikiTree person ID
    Thomson-4558
    subject named as
    William Lord Kelvin Thomson (26 Jun 1824 - 17 Dec 1907)
    0 references
     
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