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Degrees Kelvin : a tale of genius, invention, and tragedy / David Lindley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lindley, David, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907.
- Kelvin, William Thomson.
- Physicists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Physicists.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 366 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- Unraveling the mystery of a life composed of equal parts of triumph and tragedy, hubris and humility, this new biography of Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, yields a surprising portrait of a complex and enigmatic man.
- Contents:
- Cambridge
- Conundrums
- Cable
- Controversies
- Compass
- Kelvin.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-324) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0309090733
- OCLC:
- 53254026
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