Lord Kelvin's blue plaque in Eaton Place

Lord Kelvin's blue plaque in Eaton Place is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.

Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), born William Thomson, was a renowned physicist and engineer whose work on thermodynamics and the development of the absolute temperature scale (Kelvin) significantly advanced scientific understanding; he also played a crucial role in laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable.