| 单词 | Kelvin, Lord |
| 释义 | Kelvin, Lord (William Thomson 1824–1907) British physicist, born in Belfast, who became professor of natural philosophy at Glasgow University in 1846. He carried out important experimental work on electromagnetism, inventing the mirror galvanometer and contributing to the development of telegraphy. He also worked with James Joule on the Joule-Thomson effect. His main theoretical work was in thermodynamics, in which he stressed the importance of the conservation of energy (see conservation law). He also introduced the concept of absolute zero and the Kelvin temperature scale based on it; the unit of thermodynamic temperature is named after him. In 1896 he was created Baron Kelvin of Largs |
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