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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Lighthouse Automation Programme
The conversion to automatic operation of all the lighthouses and light vessels. The last one to be done (perfectly timed to occur on Trafalgar Day) was North Foreland Light in Kent. For the 400 yea...
1 memorial
Phineas Pett
Master Shipwright. Born at Deptford Strond (a parish in Deptford). First Resident Commissioner of Chatham Dockyard, he designed and built several ships including the 'Prince Royal' which he built i...
3 memorials
Gustavus Loehr
Mining engineer and co-founder of Rotary International. Born in Carlinville, Illinois. He moved to Chicago, where he met Paul Harris, Silvester Schiele and Hiram Shorey, and on the 23rd February 19...
1 memorial
Sir Ralph Freeman
Civil engineer.  Born 88 Rendlesham Road, West Hackney.   Worked on Sydney harbour bridge.  Died at home, Graden, Hendon Avenue.  Picture at: Flickr (copyrighted).
1 memorial
Institute of Marine Engineers
It describes itself as the international professional body and learned society for all marine professionals. In 1999 it became the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
1 memorial
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