Article ID: CBB000932034

In Memoriam: Lord Kelvin, Recipient of The John Fritz Medal in 1905 (2008)

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In 1905 Lord Kelvin (1824--1907) was awarded the second John Fritz Medal for a lifetime of outstanding achievements in science and technology. I sketch Kelvin's life, education, and work in thermodynamics, electrical technology, and instrumentation, and his role in the laying of the Atlantic cable. I then turn to Kelvin's four visits to America, in 1876 on the centenary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America; in 1884 when he gave his famous Baltimore Lectures at The Johns Hopkins University; in 1897 when he visited Niagara Falls for the third time and advised George Westinghouse (1846--1914) on how to develop its enormous water power for the generation of electricity; and in 1902 when he advised George Eastman (1854--1932) on the development of the photographic industry.

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Description Broad sketch of Kelvin's life and work in the physical sciences and technology.


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Authors & Contributors
Kenichi Natsume
Vauthelin, Pierre–Michel
John Lekner
Yi, Sang Wook
Wilson, Leonard G.
Tobin, William
Concepts
Physics
Thermodynamics
Biographies
Chemistry
Geology
Historical geology; theory of the earth
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
England
Norway
France
Europe
Great Britain
Vienna (Austria)
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