James Thomson (February 16, 1822 - May 8, 1892) was an Irish engineer and physicist whose reputation would have been substantial had it not been overshadowed by that of his brother William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Physicists working in a government lab A physicist is a scientist who is a practitioner of physics. ... William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, GCVO, OM, PC, PRS FRSE (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was an Irish-Scottish mathematical physicist, engineer, and outstanding leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century. ...

Born Belfast, Thomson was interested in engineering from an early age and served as apprentice at the Horsely Iron Works, Tipton, and under John MacNeill and William Fairbairn. However, he was a sickly youth and much of his time was given to theoretical pursuits in collaboration with his brother and in interpreting James David Forbes' measurements of glacial motion. However, he went on to develop a substantial reputation as an engineer. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Engineering is the application of scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ... If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ... The Tipton is also the name of a fictional hotel on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and a term to describe low-grade sportscards. ... Sir John Benjamin Macneill (1792/3 - 2 March 1880) was an eminent Irish civil engineer of the 19th century, closely associated with Thomas Telford. ... Sir William Fairbairn Sir William Fairbairn (February 19, 1789 - August 18, 1874) was a Scottish engineer. ... James David Forbes (April 20, 1809 - December 31, 1868) was a Scottish physicist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat, seismology and glaciology. ... This image shows the termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. ...

Bibliography

• Thomson, J. (1912). J. Thomson and J. Larmor (eds) Collected Papers in Physics and Engineering.
• Smith, C. (2004). Thomson, James (1822–1892). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved on 2006-06-27. (subscription required)