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... Thompson emphasizes Kelvin's science rather than his technological work, and writing as a physicist at the beginning of the 20th century, he naturally cannot judge a number of scientific issues that were unresolved at the time. The memoirs by Kelvin's nieces Elizabeth Thomson King and Agnes 317
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... By generating consistently saleable products, a scientist can boost his intellectual credit rating. A winning theory outsells competing ideas and corners its market sector.
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... Reflections on the Decline of Science in England and on Some of Its Causes. Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press.
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... Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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... Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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... 2 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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... Energy and Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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... 2 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


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