William Archer Porter Tait
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William Archer Porter Tait FRSE FRMS MICE was a 19th/20th century Scottish civil engineer, and part of the Guthrie Tait dynasty. He was Vice President of the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1929.
Tait's birthplace at 6 Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh
Talla Reservoir
The grave of William Archer Porter Tait, St John's, Edinburgh
Peter Guthrie Tait
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Peter Guthrie Tait was a Scottish mathematical physicist and early pioneer in thermodynamics. He is best known for the mathematical physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wrote w
Photograph of Tait in 1870, with signature
Tait, photographed in the 1860s
A postcard to Tait from James Clerk Maxwell
Tait's memorial plaque and grave marker at St Johns Episcopal Church, Edinburgh