Did you know?: A lecture in memory of Lord Kelvin has been held almost every year since his death. The 100th lecture organised by the Institute of Engineering and Technology took place in 2009.

Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)

Useful links

These websites have information or images we think you might find useful:

100 years of the Kelvin Lecture:
Information about the annual Kelvin Lecture organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Free Dictionary:
Biography, bibliography and web links.
IEC History:
Detailed Kelvin biography page on the International Electrotechnical Commission website.
Irish Scientists:
Biography page.
Glasgow University story:
Biography of Kelvin and details of his Glasgow University connections.
NNDB: tracking the entire world:
Kelvin biography page on the NNBD website. Include the 'NNDB Mapper' that charts people associated with him.
Steelpillow:
Explanation of the tetrakaidecahedron and of Weaire-Phelan bubbles.
Today in Science History:
Biography page with some web links.
Wikipedia – Beijing National Aquatics Center:
Kelvin's legacy and the design for the Water Cube at the 2008 Olympics.
Wikipedia – Weaire–Phelan structure:
Explanation of Kelvin's tetrakaidecahedron structure and the Weaire–Phelan structure.
William Thomson:
Thomson (Lord Kelvin) biography page, with list of references and links to other sites.
Zapato Productions – 'The Kelvin Library':
Read the texts of selected works by Lord Kelvin.
Zapato Productions – tetrakaidecahedra (PDF: 1 page):
How to make tetrakaidecahedra using paper.

Search for National Library material relating to Lord Kelvin:
Details of publications by or about Lord Kelvin that are held in National Library of Scotland collections.
Film catalogue details for 'Kelvin: Master of measurement':
A dramatised documentary of the life and work of William Thompson, Lord Kelvin (1946). Part of the Moving Image Archive collection at the National Library.