William Thomson, 1. baron Kelvin

Vilijam Tomson, 1. baron Kelvin (engl. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin; Belfast, 26. jun 1824 — Largs, 17. decembar 1907) je bio britanski teorijski fizičar, koji je razvio Džulovo shvatanje o pretvaranju toplote u mehanički rad. Pronašao je galvanometar sa ogledalom za primanje telegrafskih signala. U njegovu čast jedinica Međunarodnog sistema mera za temperaturu dobila je ime Kelvin (K). Npr. tačka mržnjenja vode 0 °C = 273 K.

Vilijam Tomson
Rođenje	26. jun 1824. Belfast
Smrt	17. decembar 1907. Largs
Polje	fizika

Literatura

• Buchwald, J.Z. (1977). „William Thomson and the mathematization of Faraday's electrostatics”. Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences 8: 101–136. DOI:10.2307/27757369. 
• Burchfield, J.D. (1990). Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-08043-9. 
• Cardoso Dias, D.M. (1996). „William Thomson and the Heritage of Caloric”. Annals of Science 53 (5): 511–520. DOI:10.1080/00033799600200361. 
• Chang, H. (2004). Inventing Temperature: Measurement and Scientific Progress. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-517127-6. 
• Gooding, D. (1980). „Faraday, Thomson, and the concept of the magnetic field”. British Journal of the History of Science 13 (2): 91–120. DOI:10.1017/S0007087400017726. 
• Gossick, B.R. (1976). „Heaviside and Kelvin: a study in contrasts”. Annals of Science 33 (3): 275–287. DOI:10.1080/00033797600200561. 
• Gray, A. (1908). Lord Kelvin: An Account of His Scientific Life and Work. London: J. M. Dent & Co. 
• Green, G. & Lloyd, J.T. (1970). Kelvin's instruments and the Kelvin Museum. Glasgow: University of Glasgow. ISBN 0-85261-016-5. 
• Kargon, R.H. & Peter Achinstein (eds.) (1987). Kelvin's Baltimore Lectures and Modern Theoretical Physics; Historical and Philosophical Perspectives. Cambridge Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-11117-9. 
• King, A.G. (1925). Kelvin the Man. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 
• King, E.T. (1909). Lord Kelvin's Early Home. London: Macmillan. 
• Knudsen, O. (1972). „From Lord Kelvin's notebook: aether speculations”. Centaurus 16: 41–53. Bibcode 1972Cent...16...41K. DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0498.1972.tb00164.x. 
• Lekner, J. (2012). „Nurturing genius: the childhood and youth of Kelvin and Maxwell”. New Zealand Science Review. 
• Lindley, D. (2004). Degrees Kelvin: A Tale of Genius, Invention and Tragedy. Joseph Henry Press. ISBN 0-309-09073-3. 
• McCartney, M. & Whitaker, A. (eds) (2002). Physicists of Ireland: Passion and Precision. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0866-4. 
• May, W.E. (1979). „Lord Kelvin and his compass”. Journal of Navigation 32: 122–134. DOI:10.1017/S037346330003318X. 
• Munro, J. (1891). Heroes of the Telegraph. London: Religious Tract Society. 
• Murray, D. (1924). Lord Kelvin as Professor in the Old College of Glasgow. Glasgow: Maclehose & Jackson. 
• Russell, A. (1912). Lord Kelvin: His Life and Work. London: T.C. & E.C.Jack. Pristupljeno 25 March 2014. 
• Sharlin, H.I. (1979). Lord Kelvin: The Dynamic Victorian. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0-271-00203-4. 
• Smith, C. & Wise, M.N. (1989). Energy and Empire: A Biographical Study of Lord Kelvin. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-26173-2. Pristupljeno 25 March 2014. 
• Thompson, S.P. (1910). Life of William Thomson: Baron Kelvin of Largs. London: Macmillan.  In two volumes Volume 1 Volume 2
• Tunbridge, P. (1992). Lord Kelvin: His Influence on Electrical Measurements and Units. Peter Peregrinus: London. ISBN 0-86341-237-8. 
• Wilson, D. (1910). William Thomson, Lord Kelvin: His Way of Teaching. Glasgow: John Smith & Son. 
• Wilson, D.B. (1987). Kelvin and Stokes: A Comparative Study in Victorian Physics. Bristol: Hilger. ISBN 0-85274-526-5. 

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• Heroes of the Telegraph at Project Gutenberg
• "Horses on Mars", from Lord Kelvin Arhivirano 2016-03-03 na Wayback Machine-u
• William Thomson: king of Victorian physics at Institute of Physics website
• Measuring the Absolute: William Thomson and Temperature, Hasok Chang and Sang Wook Yi (PDF file)
• Reprint of papers on electrostatics and magnetism (gallica)
• The molecular tactics of a crystal (Internet Archive)
• Quotations. This collection includes sources for many quotes.
• Kelvin Building Opening – The Leys School, Cambridge (1893) Arhivirano 2010-04-12 na Wayback Machine-u
• William Thomson