W.J.M. Rankine, 1820-1872: The Making of Engineering Science in Victorian Culture

by Ben Marsden

William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) is a major figure in the history of nineteenth-century science and engineering. As well as being a successful railway and hydraulic engineer, he was largely responsible for the establishment of 'engineering science' as the core of a new academic discipline separate from that of practical engineering. Beginning with his birth in Edinburgh in 1820 this book - the first full length biography of Rankine - traces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754650898
• ISBN13: 9780754650898
• Release Date: December 2028
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages