21. Rankine, William (1820-1872) -- From Eric Weisstein's World Of Scientific Biogra rankine, william (18201872) invented an absolute temperature based on the interval of one degree Fahrenheit termed the rankine temperature scale. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Rankine.html

Branch of Science Engineers Nationality Scottish Rankine, William (1820-1872) Scottish engineer who proposed a thermodynamical theory with Kelvin based on the primacy of the energy concept. He stated the Law of Conservation of Energy in 1853 as "all different kinds of physical energy in the universe are mutually convertible." He also invented an absolute temperature based on the interval of one degree Fahrenheit termed the Rankine temperature scale. Additional biographies: MacTutor (St. Andrews)

22. Rankine, William John Macquorn. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-0 rankine, william John Macquorn. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 200105. http://www.bartleby.com/65/ra/Rankine.html

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23. Rankine Temperature Scale. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 The temperature scale is named after the Scottish engineer and physicist william John Macquorn rankine, who proposed it in 1859. http://www.bartleby.com/65/ra/Rankinet.html

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24. William John Macquoru Rankine [Pictures And Photos Of] william John Macquoru rankine pictures, photos, photographs, images, physics history. http://www.aip.org/history/esva/catalog/esva/Rankine_Macquoru.html

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25. AIP International Catalog Of Sources rankine, william John Macquorn, 18201872. by title Papers of william John Macquorn rankine, 1855-1857. by rankine, william John Macquorn, 1820-1872. http://www.aip.org/history/catalog/25269.html

If you are not immediately redirected, please click here My List - Help Browse Archival Resources Archival Finding Aids Books Photos Browse FAQs Past Searches History Home Search: Author Subject Title Journal/Newspaper Title Series Computer File (Software) Title Video Title Refine Search AIP Niels Bohr Library Item Information Holdings More by this author Rankine, William John Macquorn, 1820-1872. Subjects Physicists United Kingdom. Browse Catalog by author: Rankine, William John Macquorn, 1820-1872. by title: Papers of William Jo... MARC Display Papers of William John Macquorn Rankine, 1855-1857. by Rankine, William John Macquorn, 1820-1872. Call Number: GB 0248 DC 320 Description: .05 meters Owning Repository: Glasgow University. Archive Services. 13 Thurso Street, Glasgow G11 6PE, United Kingdom Country of Repository: Scotland, UK Biography/History: Civil engineer and theoretical physicist. Attended Edinburgh University for two years beginning in 1836. Awarded the Gold Medal for his essay on "The Undulatory Theory of Light" and gained an extra prize in his second year for his essay on "Methods of Physical Investigation". Changed careers in 1848 from civil engineer to theoretical physicist, conducting research for five yearsthat gained him a Royal Society Fellowship. Scope of Material: Engineering lecture notes, 1855-1857.

26. Rankine, William John Macquorn rankine, william John Macquorn (18201872) rankine was born in Edinburgh and trained as a civil engineer. From 1855 he was professor at Glasgow. http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/R/Rankine/1.html

Rankine, William John Macquorn Scottish engineer and physicist who was one of the founders of the science of thermodynamics, especially in reference to the theory of steam engines. Rankine was born in Edinburgh and trained as a civil engineer. From 1855 he was professor at Glasgow. In 1849 he delivered two papers on the subject of heat, and in 1849 he showed the further modifications required to French physicist Sadi Carnot's theory of thermodynamics. In A Manual of the Steam Engine and other Prime Movers 1859, Rankine described a thermodynamic cycle of events (the Rankine cycle), which came to be used as a standard for the performance of steam-power installations where a considerable vapour provides the working fluid. Rankine here explained how a liquid in the boiler vaporized by the addition of heat converts part of this energy into mechanical energy when the vapour expands in an engine. As the exhaust vapour is condensed by a cooling medium such as water, heat is lost from the cycle. The condensed liquid is pumped back into the boiler.

27. Geotechnical Engineering Hall Of Fame: Rankine One can only wonder if the brilliance of william John Maquorn rankine was william John Maquorn rankine is a name engraved in scientific annals http://www.ejge.com/People/Rankine/Rankine.htm

World Wide Web of Geotechnical Engineers - Hall of Fame William John Maquorn Rankine Used with permission from the Institution of Civil Engineers, London The Man One can only wonder if the brilliance of William John Maquorn Rankine was hereditary or if he was merely a prodigy of his time. In a lecture delivered before the British Geotechnical Society at the University of Glasgow on December 13, 1972, Hugh B. Sutherland, Cormack Professor of Civil Engineering from the University of Glasgow said of him: ‘Rankine was no ordinary man.’ He humbly described his task of telling of Rankine’s life and times by saying: ‘It has left me with the feeling that anything I can say is a tribute to a giant of the past from a tiny mortal of the present." On ending his lecture, he stated: ‘Rankine was the most wonderful combination of the man of genius and of humor. How much more pleasant and effective is the contribution, scientific or otherwise, when you know behind it lies a man capable of having a twinkle in his eye.’ Civil Engineer Very little is known today of Rankine’s work as a practicing civil engineer. However, it is apparent he was introduced during his second year of college to the profession by his father, David Rankine. The elder Mr. Rankine, a civil engineer, was a superintendent for the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway. Young Rankine spent a year assisting his father and then he left for Ireland, where he worked on railroad, hydraulic, and various other projects. After four years in Ireland, he returned to Scotland and worked with railway companies and consultants until about 1848.

28. Rankine, William John Macquorn --  Encyclopædia Britannica rankine, william John Macquorn Scottish engineer and physicist and one of the founders of the science of thermodynamics, particularly in reference to http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9062685

29. Rankine, William J M --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article rankine, william JM body Scottish engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics. http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article?tocId=9376479&query=systematics&ct=

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@import "/styles/dropdown.css"; Login or Register Shop Help A-Z ... Home Search: The IEE About the IEE Membership Business Partners ... Contacts Glasgow, The Teacher Building Famous Scottish Technologists and Scientists - R RAMSAY - William RANKIN - Russell Alexander RANKINE - William John MacQuorn REID - Thams ... RUTHERFORD - David RAMSAY - William Born: 1852, Glasgow Died: 1916 Chemist Discoverer of rare gases in the atmosphere. Investigated why chemically prepared nitrogen was always slightly less dense than nitrogen derived directly from the air. Working with Rayleigh, they discovered Argon, a completely chemically inert gaseous element. Work by Ramsay also led on to the identification of Helium, Krypton and Neon. Nobel prizewinner 1904. RANKIN - Russell Alexander Born: 1915, Garlieston, Wigtownshire Mathematician Worked on rocket research WWII. Fields of work included numbers theory, function theory and theory of modular form. Published mathematics paper in Gaelic. RANKINE - William John MacQuorn Born: 1820, Edinburgh Died: 1872 First President of the Institute of Engineers in Scotland Worked on surveys and schemes for river improvement, waterworks and harbour works in Ireland, including Dublin to Drogheda railway. Developed the Rankine cycle, theoretically ideal process for the operation of turbines, etc. Open cycle of refrigeration. Researched molecular physics.

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34. KMODDL - Kinematic Models For Design Digital Library rankine, william John Macquorn. Title, Manual of Machinery and Millwork, Vol.2. Publisher, London Griffin, 1887. Format(s), Read this item online (HTML) http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/bib.php?m=45

35. KMODDL - Kinematic Models For Design Digital Library rankine, william John Macquorn. Title, Manual of Machinery and Millwork, Vol.1. Publisher, London Griffin, 1887. Format(s), Read this item online (HTML) http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/bib.php?m=44

36. RPO -- Selected Poetry Of William J. Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) rankine, william John Macquorn. A Manual of Applied Mechanics. Given name william J. Macquorn Family name rankine Birth date 1820 Death date 1872 http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poet276.html

Poet Index Poem Index Random Search ... Concordance document.writeln(divStyle) Selected Poetry of William J. Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) from Representative Poetry On-line Prepared by members of the Department of English at the University of Toronto from 1912 to the present and published by the University of Toronto Press from 1912 to 1967. RPO Edited by Ian Lancashire A UTEL (University of Toronto English Library) Edition Published by the Web Development Group, Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries Index to poems The Mathematician in Love Notes on Life and Works Inventor, civil engineer, and molecular physicist, William John Macquorn Rankine was born July 5, 1820, in Edinburgh. After he was educated at the University of Edinburgh, he became surveyor on waterworks and railways in Dublin and Drogheda in Ireland and later for the Caledonian Railway. During this time he made valuable contributions to the understanding of axle fatigue. From 1848, Rankine dedicated himself to study of thermodynamics and published over 150 scientific papers, especially on the conversion of work into heat, and vice versa. The model of events in this conversion is called the Rankine cycle. Created a fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh, in 1849 and a fellow, Royal Society, in 1853, he was given the Queen Victoria chair of civil engineering and mechanics at Glasgow University in 1855. He wrote many standard textbooks for the period. He died on December 24, 1872, in Glasgow. B., G. C. [biography]

37. RPO -- William J. Macquorn Rankine : The Mathematician In Love Original text william J. Macquorn rankine, Songs and Fables (Glasgow James Maclehose, 1874) 36. 11652.e.19 British Library; PR 5209 R3S6 Robarts Library http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poem1699.html

Poet Index Poem Index Random Search ... Concordance document.writeln(divStyle) William J. Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) The Mathematician in Love I A mathematician fell madly in love With a lady, young, handsome, and charming: By angles and ratios harmonic he strove Her curves and proportions all faultless to prove. As he scrawled hieroglyphics alarming. II He measured with care, from the ends of a base, The arcs which her features subtended: Then he framed transcendental equations, to trace The flowing outlines of her figure and face, And thought the result very splendid. III He studied (since music has charms for the fair) The theory of fiddles and whistles, Then composed, by acoustic equations, an air, Which, when 'twas performed, made the lady's long hair Stand on end, like a porcupine's bristles. IV The lady loved dancing: he therefore applied, To the polka and waltz, an equation; But when to rotate on his axis he tried, His centre of gravity swayed to one side, And he fell, by the earth's gravitation. V No doubts of the fate of his suit made him pause

38. Athenaeum Index: Author, Editor, Translator Record. Author, Editor and/or Translator. MACQUORNrankine, william John. Authored. A Manual of Machinery and Millwork 2180 (August 7,1869) http://web.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/authors/authorfiles/MACQUORN-RANKINE,WilliamJo

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