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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.
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.
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.
