Who Was Alive

Were William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1879 to 1907.

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was 53 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 28 when William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin died, aged 82.

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

British physicist and engineer

Born 26 June 1825 · died 17 December 1907, aged 82

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

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William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and Albert Einstein in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.