James Thomson (engineer)

For other people named James Thomson, see James Thomson (disambiguation).

James Thomson
FRS FRSE LLD
Photograph of Thomson from the book Collected Papers in Physics and Engineering by James Thomson.
Born(1822-02-16)16 February 1822
Belfast, Ireland
Died8 May 1892(1892-05-08) (aged 70)
Glasgow, Scotland
Resting placeGlasgow Necropolis
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Known forBall-and-disk integrator
Differential analyser
Tea leaf paradox
Tears of wine
ParentJames Thomson (father)
RelativesLord Kelvin (brother)
AwardsBakerian Medal (1892)
FRS (1877)

James Thomson (16 February 1822 – 8 May 1892) was a British engineer and physicist. He was the older brother of Lord Kelvin.

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