100 ESSAYS BIOGRAPHICAL AND CHEMICAL 



Leicester in August 1907, and took part in the discussions 

 on the ' Nature of the Atom.' The minds of most men, 

 like their bodies, grow stiff with age and unreceptive of 

 new impressions ; but Lord Kelvin's until his latest days 

 had all the vigour and elasticity of a young man's. We 

 may well rejoice that he was spared so long to enrich the 

 world with his wisdom and his inimitable example. 



