Alexander Rankine
Alexander Rankine | |
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| Born | Alexander Oliver Rankine 8 December 1881 |
| Died | 20 January 1956 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Trouton–Rankine experiment |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
Alexander Oliver Rankine (8 December 1881 – 20 January 1956) was a British physicist who worked on the viscosity of gases, molecular dynamics, optics, acoustics and geophysics.