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Article: Centenary tribute for scientist Lord Kelvin
The Sunday Herald;  December 16, 2007 ;     305 words ...LORD Kelvin, one of Glasgow University's greatest scientists, will be honoured tomorrow in a ceremony ... absolute scale of temperature now known as the Kelvin Scale. Lord Kelvin died aged 83 on December 17, 1907.

Article: Honour for Lord Kelvin, master of science
The Scotsman;  January 12, 1999 ;     492 words ... ... plaque was unveiled at Lord Kelvin's former home at Glasgow University, where he was an ... Logie Baird, but Lord Kelvin ranks among the great ... Institute of Physics at Glasgow University, said: "Lord Kelvin was not afraid of ...

Article: Uni pair follow in Lord Kelvin's footsteps to win ...
Evening Times;  August 14, 2006 ;     351 words ... ... winning PHD students from Glasgow University are keeping up the good work started by scientist Lord Kelvin. The duo have beaten competition ... Roderick Brown of earth sciences at Glasgow University congratulated the pair and said ...

Article: Exhibition : Lord Kelvin
Evening Times;  October 29, 2004 ;     329 words ...EXHIBITION: LORD KELVIN - REVOLUTIONARY SCIENTIST LORD Kelvin was so respected 150 years ago a temperature system ... work will open tomorrow at the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University. He taught at the university for 53 years. After ...

Article: I HAVE AN IDEA... IDEA...Man of many talents: Lord ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... him - the Kelvinator. From his wood-panelled sanctum in Glasgow University, where he was professor ofnatural philosophy for 53 years ... who says: 'We want to acknowledge anew thecontribution Lord Kelvin made to the field of human knowledge and to itspractical ...

Article: IN OUR PAGES 100, 75 & 50 YEARS AGO 1907: Lord ...
International Herald Tribune;  December 18, 2007 ;     280 words ... ... 100, 75 & 50 YEARS AGO 1907: Lord Kelvin, Scientist, Dies Byline: International ... Edition: 1 Section: NEWS LONDON: -- Lord Kelvin, the great scientist, died at a quarter ... Ayrshire residence, Netherhall, Largs. Lord Kelvin, says the "Tribune," had been ill ...

Transcript: Interview: David Lindley and Basil Mahon discuss contributions ...
NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday;  June 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... discuss contributions to science made by Lord Kelvin and James Maxwell Host: IRA FLATOW ... William Thomson--you might know him as Lord Kelvin, he was called, after--named as ... know that the company was named after Lord Kelvin. So what happened? This hour we ...