British physicist and engineer (1824–1907). William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was born on 26 June 1825 in what is now the United Kingdom. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin is remembered as a physicist, astronomer and mathematician, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Notable works include “ampere balance”, “Kelvin–Voigt material” and “Lunar”. Positions held included the Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and President of the Royal Society.
Before and after
- 1825Discovery of aluminium
- 1825Founding of Miami
- 1825Discovery of bromine
- 4 May 1825Birth of Thomas Henry Huxley
- 26 June 1825Birth of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
- 27 September 1825The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
- 25 October 1825Birth of Johann Strauss II
- from 10 December 1825 to 27 August 1828Cisplatine War
- 26 December 1825Decembrist revolt
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