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Lord Kelvin: How the 19th century scientist combined research and innovation to change the world

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This year marks the bicentenary of the birth of William Thomson , aka Lord Kelvin , arguably the most influential scientist of the 19th century .

He was a master at combining fundamental discovery with societal and commercial impact.

He is probably best known for his work on energy and the laws of thermodynamics.

Thomson 's most well known discovery is the concept of absolute zero on the temperature scale.

William Thomson combined fundamental research and innovation to change the world.

Thomson was first knighted in 1866 , then later ennobled as Lord Kelvin in 1892 .

Thomson 's combination of ultra-precision technology and cutting-edge theory to detect extremely faint signals resonates strongly with the story of LIGO laser interferometers.

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