Today (December 17, 1907) is the Memorial Day of Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) who made many outstanding discoveries in the fields of electromagnetism and thermodynamics.
William Thomson was born on June
26, 1824, in Belfast, Ireland. He was called Lord Kelvin. Father Samson Thomson
was the son of a farmer, and mother Margaret Gardner. Of the children born to
these parents, only four sons and two daughters survived. Of these, Champs Thomson
and his brother Shams were first trained at home by their sister. William Thomson
later studied multilingualism in London, Paris, Germany and the Netherlands.
Much emphasis was placed on language education. William Thomson graduated from
the University of Cambridge and later became a professor of mathematics at
Belfast University. William Thomson's father did a lot of funding to join
Cambridge and did many favours, from getting good recommendation letters.
William Thomson graduated in 1845
as Second Wrangler at the University of Cambridge. Won the Smith Prize for new
research. Then in 1846, he became a professor of physics at Glasgow. He initially
studied electromagnetism and tried unsuccessfully to establish telegraphic
wires between the United Kingdom and the United States. However, he was awarded
the title of 'Sir' in recognition of his Vida effort. He continued his studies
in thermodynamics and proposed basic thermodynamics in 1849. This created a
Kelvin temperature similar to that of Celsius. Here the base temperature is set
to zero point (O K) (273 C). It is a masterpiece in thermodynamics and
astronomy.
William Thomson accurately
predicted how long it would take for the Earth to take on the solid shape it
currently exists from the initial, molten spherical rock mass. He performed
this prediction due to his skill in thermodynamics. He also calculated the
maximum boundary lifetime of the sun. He mathematically predicted the release
of thermal energy into the sun due to the continuous exposure of thermal energy
caused by contraction. This is called the Kelvin Helmholtz period. Although
this was later known to be inappropriate, his discovery at a time when there
were no suitable tools was praised. He is considered one of the greatest
scientists of the 19th century. He has done many excellent studies in the
fields of electromagnetism and thermodynamics.
He recommended the establishment
of an individual heat measurement system based on thermodynamics and conducted
studies on it. He was named Lord Kelvin after the river Kelvin, which flows
through the University of Glasgow in Scotland where he worked. In the
individual temperature measurement system, Kelvin is used as the unit of heat
in his memory. Kelvin passed away on December 17, 1907, at the age of 83 in
Lorax. His body was buried near Sir Isaac Newton's tomb in his honour.
Source By: Wikipedia
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