'William Thomson: king of Victorian physics' by Mark McCartney in Physics World (1 December 2002)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This cites a Physics World article calling Thomson the king of Victorian physics.
- In plain terms
- It is an article title calling Thomson a king of physics.
- What can you take from it?
- Titles can summarize a scientist's status in their era.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What made him dominant in Victorian physics?
Another view
The quote is a headline, not direct speech.
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