January
06
/ 2018
In the world of historical investigation and detection, luck, is a universal component that often leads one to otherwise hidden realms. That is precisely what happened to me in 2009 while undertaking a contract as a 3D Visual Consultant at the University of Glasgow, home of Sir William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"44643","attributes":{"alt":"Portrait of Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) by Hubert von Herkomer.","class":"media-image","height":"681","style":"width: 539px; height: 681px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"539"}}]] Portrait of Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) by Hubert von Herkomer. Born in 1824 in Belfast, Ireland, Sir William was a Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow between 1846/99 and Chancellor between 1904/07. This scientific superstar was universally recognized in his lifetime as the most powerful figure in the scientific world and he held this
