William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

The Lord Kelvin
The Richt Honourable; The Lord Kelvin; OM GCVO PC PRS PRSE
Born	26 Juin 1824; Belfast, Ireland
Died	17 December 1907 (aged 83); Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Residence	Belfast; Glesga; Cambridge
Naitionality	Breetish
Alma mater	Ryal Belfast Academical Institution; Glesga Varsity; Peterhouse, Cambridge;
Kent for	Joule–Thomson effect; Thomson effect (thermoelectric); Mirror galvanometer; Siphon recorder; Kelvin material; Kelvin watter dropper; Kelvin wave; Kelvin–Helmholtz instability; Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism; Kelvin–Helmholtz luminosity; Kelvin transform; Absolute Zero; Kelvin's circulation theorem; Stokes' Theorem; Kelvin brig; Kelvin sensin; Kelvin equation; Kelvin-Varley divider; Magnetoresistance; Coinin the term 'kinetic energy';
Awairds	Smith's Prize (1845); Royal Medal (1856); Keith Medal (1864); Matteucci Medal (1876); Albert Medal (1879); Copley Medal (1883); John Fritz Medal (1905);
	Scientific career
Institutions	Varsity o Glesga
Academic advisors	William Hopkins
Notable students	William Edward Ayrton; William Murray Morrison;
Influences	John Pringle Nichol; Humphry Davy; Julius Robert von Mayer; Henri Victor Regnault;
Influenced	Andrew Gray
Signatur
	Notes It is believed the "PNP" in his signatur stands for "Professor o Naitural Filosofie." Note that Kelvin an aa wrote unner the pseudonym "P. Q. R."

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (/ˈkɛlvɪn/; 26 Juin 1824 – 17 December 1907) wis a Breetish mathematical pheesicist an ingineer who wis born in Belfast in 1824.

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The Richt Honourable The Lord Kelvin OM GCVO PC PRS PRSE

Born	26 Juin 1824(1824-06-26) Belfast, Ireland
Died	17 December 1907(1907-12-17) (aged 83) Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Residence	Belfast; Glesga; Cambridge
Naitionality	Breetish
Alma mater	Ryal Belfast Academical Institution Glesga Varsity Peterhouse, Cambridge
Kent for	Joule–Thomson effect Thomson effect (thermoelectric) Mirror galvanometer Siphon recorder Kelvin material Kelvin watter dropper Kelvin wave Kelvin–Helmholtz instability Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism Kelvin–Helmholtz luminosity Kelvin transform Absolute Zero Kelvin's circulation theorem Stokes' Theorem Kelvin brig Kelvin sensin Kelvin equation Kelvin-Varley divider Magnetoresistance Coinin the term 'kinetic energy'
Awairds	Smith's Prize (1845) Royal Medal (1856) Keith Medal (1864) Matteucci Medal (1876) Albert Medal (1879) Copley Medal (1883) John Fritz Medal (1905)
Scientific career
Institutions	Varsity o Glesga
Academic advisors	William Hopkins
Notable students	William Edward Ayrton William Murray Morrison
Influences	John Pringle Nichol Humphry Davy Julius Robert von Mayer Henri Victor Regnault
Influenced	Andrew Gray

Signatur
Notes It is believed the "PNP" in his signatur stands for "Professor o Naitural Filosofie." Note that Kelvin an aa wrote unner the pseudonym "P. Q. R."