Sujet
Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1899. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1899. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge. He was Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at the University of Glasgow for 53 years, and is shown here delivering his last lecture there. Kelvin was a pioneer of thermodynamics and electromagnetic theory and devised the temperature scale that bears his name. He also directed work on the first transatlantic cable telegraph, which gave him considerable wealth. He was probably the first scientist to become wealthy through his work.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1899
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B64_299
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (2,4Mo) / 44,7cm x 28,0cm / 5280 x 3304 (300dpi)