William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

The Right Honourable William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, GCVO, OM, PC, PRS (26 June 1824–17 December 1907) was a Scottish-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer, an outstanding leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century. He did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form.

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He also enjoyed a second career as a telegraph engineer and inventor, a career that propelled him into the public eye and ensured his fame and honour.

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The Right Honourable: The Right Honourable (abbreviated "The Rt. Hon.", "The Rt Hon", or "The Right Hon.") is an honorific prefix which, in local contexts, is traditionally applied to certain classes of people in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms....

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