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Do not imagine that mathematics is hard and crabbed, and repulsive to common sense. It is merely the etherealization of common sense.

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

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Author Bio

  • NameWilliam Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
  • DescriptionBritish physicist and engineer
  • AliasesWilliam Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin; The Lord Kelvin; Lord Kelvin
  • BornJune 26, 1824
  • DiedDecember 17, 1907
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; Australia
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Scientist; Mathematician
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Fellow Of The Royal Society; Knight Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order; Copley Medal; Royal Medal; John Fritz Medal