William Murdoch

Also known as William Murdock

Scottish engineer and inventor (1754-1839)

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The population ecology of certain carabid beetles living in marshes and near fresh water
Dissertatio medica inauguralis, quaedam de cynanche tracheali continens
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Brahms

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Gender: Male
Origin: Germany

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Szenario des Kampfes2014

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5 total works indexed

VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,676x
Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,968x
Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,036x
QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,753x
Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,541x

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Born: ( 1754-08-21 ) 21 August 1754, Lugar , Cumnock , Ayrshire , Scotland , United Kingdom
Died: 15 November 1839 (1839-11-15) (aged 85), Handsworth, nr. Birmingham , England , United Kingdom
Citizenship: Scottish
Awards: Rumford Medal (1808)
Fields: Steam engines , Gas lighting

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date of birth: 1754-08-21
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William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish chemist, inventor, and mechanical engineer.

Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham, England.