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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 |
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doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231256.003.0009
Abstract: This chapter focuses on the achievements of Lord Kelvin as one of the great engineers of the 19th century. Topics discussed include his interest in laying a transatlantic telegraph cable, his contributions to marine technology, and his invention of the heat pump.
Keywords: engineer, Lord Kelvin, telegraph cable, marine technology, heat pump, 
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9 Kelvin and Engineering
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