What is William John Macquorn Rankine?
[[File:Rankine William signature.jpg|thumb|right|200px|William John Macquorn Rankine]] '''William John Macquorn Rankine''' (born July 5, 1820 in [[Edinburgh]] – died December 24, 1872 in [[Glasgow]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[physicist]] and [[engineer]]. He developed the [[Rankine scale]]. He made many important contributions to the [[thermodynamics]]. His manuals of engineering science and practice were used for many decades after their publication, in the [[1850s]] and [[1860s]]. == Publications == === Books === * ''Manual of Applied Mechanics'', (1858) * ''Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers'', (1859) * ''Manual of Civil Engineering'', (1861) * ''Shipbuilding, theoretical and practical'', (1866) * ''Manual of Machinery and Millwork'', (1869) {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rankine, William John Macquorn}} [[Category:1820 births]] [[Category:1872 deaths]] [[Category:British civil engineers]] [[Category:Scientists from Edinburgh]] [[Category:Scottish physicists]] [[Category:British mechanical engineers]]