Flood, Raymond University of Oxford
McCartney, Mark University of Ulster
Whitaker, Andrew The Queen's University, Belfast
Print publication date: 2008 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2008
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-923125-6







doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231256.003.0002

Alex D. D. Craik
Abstract: This chapter discusses the early education of William Thomson. It covers the influence of his father James Thomson in his education, his experiences at Glasgow College, at Cambridge University, and preparation for the Glasgow chair.

Keywords: William Thomson, James Thomson, Glasgow College, Cambridge University, Glasgow chair,

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