ðə fˈɜːst θˌɜːmoʊdaɪnˈæmɪk tˈɛkstbʊk wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn baɪ wˈɪljəm ɹˈæŋkaɪn, ɐ sˈɪvəl ænd mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɡlˈæzɡoʊ.
The first thermodynamic textbook was written in 1859 by William Rankine, a civil and mechanical engineering professor at the University of Glasgow.