Born Edinburgh. Physicist. Worked in thermodynamics. Never married but was musical and wrote humorous songs.
Died Glasgow.
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William Rankine
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Skempton Building plaques
2018: Eamonn Doyle has written to correct our "east to west", saying that the...
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Robert Stephenson
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Tilbury Douglas Construction Limited / Interserve
The picture source gives the history of the company, which changed its name in 2007.
Sir John Fowler
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