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William John Macquorn Rankine FRSE FRS ( / ˈræŋkɪn /; 5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), to the science of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on its First Law.
Jul 1, 2024 · William John Macquorn Rankine (born July 5, 1820, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Dec. 24, 1872, Glasgow) was a Scottish engineer and physicist and one of the founders of the science of thermodynamics, particularly in reference to steam-engine theory.
William John Macquorn Rankine. Quick Info. Born. 5 July 1820. Edinburgh, Scotland. Died. 24 December 1872. Glasgow, Scotland. Summary. William Rankine worked on several areas of applied mathematics including mechanics, thermodynamics and waves. View four larger pictures. Biography.
Rankine temperature scale, scale established in 1859 by Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–72), with its zero set to the theoretical temperature at which the molecules of a substance have the lowest energy (absolute zero). The Rankine (°R) scale is the absolute.
May 23, 2018 · RANKINE, WILLIAM JOHN MACQUORN. ( b. Edinburgh, Scotland, 5 July 1820; d. Glasgow, Scotland, 24 December 1872), engineering, engineering education, physical science. Rankine was the son of David Rankine, an army lieutenant, and Barbara Grahame. Another son died in childhood.
Feb 26, 2020 · William John Macquorn Rankine (Edinburgh, July 5, 1820 - Glasgow, December 24, 1872) was a Scottish engineer and physicist. He had very different interests; in his youth he was interested in botany, music theory and number theory and in his later years in mathematics and technology.
William John Macquorn Rankine FRSE FRS ( / ˈræŋkɪn /; 5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), to the science of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on its First Law.
