William Thomson Quotes

A collection of quotes by William Thomson.

William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin, was a prominent Scottish physicist and engineer born on June 26, 1824. He made significant contributions to the fields of thermodynamics and electricity, playing a crucial role in the development of the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Thomson also worked on the transatlantic telegraph project, improving the efficiency and reliability of underwater cables. He was honored with numerous awards and titles, including the presidency of the Royal Society. Thomson's work laid the foundation for modern physics and engineering, and his ideas continue to shape scientific understanding to this day.

When you can measure what you are speaking about, and expres

When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarely, in your thoughts advanced to the stage of science.

William Thomson

Science Math

I have long felt that there was a general impression in the

I have long felt that there was a general impression in the non-scientific world, that the scientific world believes Science has discovered ways of explaining all the facts of Nature without adopting any definite belief in a Creator. I have never doubted that that impression was utterly groundless.

William Thomson

Religion Science

Tesla has contributed more to electrical science than any ma

Tesla has contributed more to electrical science than any man up to his time.

William Thomson

Time Science Man Thetimes