Lord Kelvin and His Analog Computer

Re:Lord Kelvin and His Analog Computer by mdcurran on Monday June 03, 2024 @09:32AM (#40562462)

I feel embarrassed! Despite being from Glasgow, until now I've never made the connection between the River Kelvin (and the surrounding Kelvingrove and Kelvinbridge), the statue in the park of someone called Baron Kelvin, and the unit of measurement.

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Re:Lord Kelvin and His Analog Computer by zyklu5 on Monday June 03, 2024 @02:40PM (#40565912)

You scots are the most extreme combination of a people who have made vast parts of the modern world and people who know nothing about the achievement of their own people. I spent a year doing my postdoc in your country and have to say you guys are my favourite lot on this otherwise wretched rock.

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