Person    | Male  Born 5/7/1820  Died 24/12/1872

William Rankine

Categories: Engineering

Countries: Scotland

Born Edinburgh. Physicist. Worked in thermodynamics. Never married but was musical and wrote humorous songs.
Died Glasgow.

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