Kelvin
['kelvɪn] or ['kɛlvɪn]
Definition
(noun.) British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907).
(noun.) the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.
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Examples
- The lowest estimate was made by Lord Kelvin in 1867. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The first was to Lord Kelvin, the Nestor of physics in Europe, for his work in submarine-cable telegraphy and other scientific achievement. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The first time I saw Lord Kelvin, he came to my laboratory at Menlo Park in 1876. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- When Sir William Thomson (Kelvin) came in the room, he was introduced to me, and had a number of friends with him. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Some were mere consumers of time; others were gladly welcomed, like Lord Kelvin, the greatest physicist of the last century, with whom Edison was always in friendly communication. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- After him came Sir William Thomson, later known as Lord Kelvin. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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