William John Macquorn Rankine FRSE FRS was a Scottish mathematician and physicist. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson, to the science of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on its First Law. Wikipedia
Born: July 5, 1820, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: December 24, 1872 (age 52 years), Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Education: The University of Edinburgh and Ayr Academy
Award: Keith Medal (1854)
Parents: Barbara Grahame and David Rankine
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