William John Macquorn Rankine
William Rankine | |
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 William John Macquorn Rankine, 1870s | |
| Born | 5 Julie 1820 Edinburgh |
| Dee'd | 24 December 1872 (aged 52) Glasgow |
| Naitionality | Scots |
| Kent for | Rankine temperatur scale Rankine cycle |
| Awairds | Keith Medal (1854) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | thermodynamics |
William John Macquorn Rankine (5 Julie 1820 – 24 December 1872) wis a Scots ingineer [1], pheesicist an mathematician. He is considered ane o the central foonders o the science o thermodynamics. In 1859 he proponed the "Rankine temperatur scale", which wis named efter him
