Abstract
Professor William Thomson, later Baron Kelvin of Largs, was born in Belfast, Ireland, 26 June 1824. His life and career was one of academic excellence, innovation and pioneering achievements. Thomson’s had many accomplishments and was an inspiration to many.
During his lifetime Thomson made an enormous contribution to the study and understanding of thermodynamics, electrodynamics, hydrodynamics and geophysics. His many achievements include founding a laboratory at Glasgow and being one of the first to teach physics in a lab.
