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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.
Os conceitos de energia potencial e energia cinética são devidos a este cientista (1859). Também o conceito/significado do termo adiabático ficou popularizado em engenharia após a publicação da sua obra " A Manual of Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers" .
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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Rankine, a civil engineer, polymath, educator and researcher. He was a pioneer of thermodynamics, a founder of the Institution of Engineers & Shipbuilders in Scotland, and a professor at Glasgow University.
