Birth of William Thomson26 June 1824
Birth of William Thomson
Historical person
William Thomson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Thomson, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
8 records1824–19078 events2 places
Chronological biography
1824
1846
Professor1846
Appointed Professor for Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University
1848
Discovery of Kelvin Scale1848
Proposes the absolute Kelvin scale for measuring temperature
1858
Invention of Galvonometer1858
Patents the mirror galvonometer
Patent1858
Patents the mirror galvonometer
1872
Invention of Tide Predictor1872
Invents a tide predictor
1892
Peerage1892
Created Baron Kelvin, 1st
1907
Death of William Thomson1907
Death of William Thomson
Titles and roles
Baron · Baron · Professor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.