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Also Known As Sir William Thomson • Lord Kelvin • William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs
Born June 26, 1824 • Belfast • Northern Ireland
Died December 17, 1907 (aged 83) • Scotland
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1883)
Subjects Of Study Earth • conservation of energy • electromagnetism • energy • heat • laws of thermodynamics

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