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William John Macquorn Rankine (Edimburgo, 5 de julho de 1820 — Glasgow, 24 de dezembro de 1872) foi um polímata escocês com nacionalidade britânica, que trabalhou nos setores da engenharia civil, auxiliando nos trabalhos da engenharia mecânica e naval, além de físico.
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.
3 de abr. de 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.
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William John Macquorn Rankine (Edimburgo, 5 de julho de 1820 - Glasgow, 24 de dezembro de 1872) foi um engenheiro e físico escocês. Ele tinha interesses muito diferentes; em sua juventude, ele se interessou por botânica, teoria musical e teoria dos números e em seus últimos anos em matemática e tecnologia.
Summary. William Rankine worked on several areas of applied mathematics including mechanics, thermodynamics and waves. View four larger pictures. Biography. William Rankine's mother was Barbara Grahame, the daughter of a Glasgow banker, and his father was David Rankine, a civil engineer and lieutenant in the rifle brigade.
William John Macquorn Rankine. Data de nascimento: 2 de Julho de 1820, Edinburgo, Escócia. Data de falecimento: 24 de Dezembro de 1872 em Glasgow, Escócia. W. Rankine era engenheiro civil. Em 1855 leccionou em Glasgow tanto essa especialidade como mecânica.
23 de mai. de 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.
