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Degrees Kelvin

Degrees Kelvin A Tale of Genius, Invention and Tragedy

Hardback (22 Jul 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

William Thomas, later Lord Kelvin, was one of the giants of Victorian science and engineering. The establishment of the temperature of absolute zero and the Kelvin scale was but one of his many achievements, which included overseeing the laying of the first transatlantic cable.

Book information

ISBN: 9781845130008
Publisher: Aurum
Imprint: Aurum
Pub date:
DEWEY: 530.092
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 366
Weight: -1g
Height: 240mm