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Traveling
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| Lord William Thomson Kelvin was one of the leading physical scientists
and greatest teachers of his time. In the field of thermodynamics, Kelvin worked with James Prescott Joule to develop the Joule-Thomson cooling effect. In 1848 he proposed the absolute scale of temperature. In the field of electricity Lord Kelvin devised improvements in the manufacture of cables and in the construction of mirror galvanometers and in the siphon recorder. He was instrumental in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables, and he contributed to the theory of elasticity. With the help of Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, Kelvin estimated the age of the sun and calculated the energy radiated from its surface. In 1902 he was instrumental in the development of the model of the atom, proposing that an atom consisted of negatively charged electrons embedded in a sphere of positive charge independently of J.J. Thomson. |
| 1902 article written by Lord Kelvin |
| Biography of Lord William Thomson Kelvin |
| Kelvin Temperature Scale |
Some Web Sources on the History of Atomic Scientists:
The
History of Chemistry 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute
Selected
Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry
Classic
Papers from the History of Chemistry (and Some Physics too)
Classic Chemistry
compiled by Carmen Giunta
History of Science
website by Charlesworth
Center for the History of Physics
Echo Exploring & Collecting
History Online
Atom:
The Incredible World: The History of Atomistics
Nobel Prize WebPage
Biographies
of Famous Chemists, University of Liverpool
University
of Pennsylvania Biographies
Chemistry:
A History
Famous
Scientists greatly who contributed to "electro" science: electricity, electromagnetism,
electrical
technology, electronics, electrical telegraphy, radio, electrochemistry,
electromedicine, etc.
Elements
and Atoms: Case Studies in the Development of Chemistry
| Full biographical information on Sacks' book Uncle Tungsten | 284-5 |
| Full biographical information on Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology | 652-3 |
| Energy and Empire : A Biographical Study of Lord Kelvin by Crosbie Smith, M. Norton Wise | The Life of Lord Kelvin (2 Volume Set) by S. Thompson, Vanus |
| Lord Kelvin is buried at Westminster Abbey | Westminster Abbey |
| The Hunterian Museum has a collection of Kelvin photos and objects related to Kelvin | Hunterian Museum |
| The Kelvin Museum contains equipment used by Lord Kelvin but is not normally open to the public. | See Hunterian Museum Site |
| Glasgow University, where Kelvin taught, has an exhibit on Lord Kelvin in the physics department. | Glasgow University |
* see following Rodgers link to scientific/historical sites for further information.
(1) Taken from The Scientific Traveler, Charles Tanford and Jacqueline, John Wiley & Sons, NY (1992).
(2) Taken from A Travel Guide to Scientific Sites of the British Isles, Charles Tanford and Jacqueline Reynolds, John Wiley & Sons, NY (1995).
(3) Taken from Guide of Eurpoean Museums with collections on History of Chemistry, compiled by Jan W. van Spronsen, Federation of European Societies, Antwerp (1996)
Links to Dr. Rodgers' Scientific/Historical Sites
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