Mathematical physicist and engineer. Born Belfast. His family moved to Glasgow when he was aged 11. Worked in thermodynamics and on the transatlantic cable. 1st Baron Kelvin. Died Largs Ayrshire.
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Lord Kelvin
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Lord Kelvin - SW1
Lord Kelvin, 1824 - 1907, physicist and inventor, lived here. English HeritageÂ
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Michael Faraday - N7 - M.F.
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