# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-f-carrier
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:40:31.053Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/george-f-carrier"
name: "George F. Carrier"
slug: "george-f-carrier"
description: "George Francis Carrier was an engineer and physicist, and the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus of Harvard University. He was particularly noted for his ability to intuitively model a physical system and then deduce an analytical solution. He worked especially in the modeling of fluid mechanics, combustion, and tsunamis."
tagline: "Mathematician and Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus of Harvard University (1918–2002)"
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birthDate: "1918-05-04"
deathDate: "2002-03-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump