In between, he was involved in laying the first transatlantic telegraph cables, he served as the University's Professor of Natural Philosophy, he helped define the lowest possible temperature in the Universe, he created one of the first houses in the world to be fully lit by electricity and became the first scientist to be ennobled and so enter the House of Lords. Not bad for a young lad from Belfast!

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A statue of William Thomson in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow. Thomson was Glasgow University's youngest (in 1832, aged 10) and oldest (aged 75) matriculated student.

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The Goose has been adopted as Mifflin County's official symbol and more of these individually decorated fellows seem to appear daily. Goose Day is September 29th! #goose #geese #gooseday #mifflincounty #statues #publicstatues #publicart #lewistown #eatinggoose #celebration

Charles Rennie was in dire need of a MacKintosh in last night's snow.
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Sorry, but I couldn't resist the rather obvious pun!

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