I don't want websites, i've seen most of what I need I just need to know where he made his most major discoveries and one quote from him. Thanks!!!
2007-09-03 07:52:33 · 2 answers · asked by Cheese Noodles 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
also i need to know what else he is famous for!!! thanks!!
2007-09-03 08:47:58 · update #1
Lord Kelvin was professor of natural philosophy at the Univ. of Glasgow (1846–99). He is known especially for his work on heat and electricity.
Here is a quote from him:
[from A Lecture Delivered at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Under the Auspices of the Franklin Institute, September 29th, 1884]
"Some people say they cannot understand a million million. Those people cannot understand that twice two makes four."
2007-09-03 08:10:55 · answer #1 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
William Thomson, 1st Lord Kelvin, worked in Glasgow, Scotland.
Mathematical physicist, working on absolute temperature, the kelvin scale(K).
Molecular motion stops at 0(zero)K, -273 degrees C.
NB when the Kelvin scale is used, temperature is quoted as 'K'(Kelvin), NOT degrees K. NOR degrees Kelvin.
2007-09-03 15:08:40 · answer #2 · answered by lenpol7 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋