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Alan Arnold Griffith

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British engineer (1893-1963)

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Alan Arnold Griffith was an English engineer and the son of Victorian science fiction writer George Griffith.

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1955silver medal
1948Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Alan Arnold Griffith was an English engineer and the son of Victorian science fiction writer George Griffith. Among many other contributions, he is best known for his work on stress and fracture in metals that is now known as metal fatigue, as well as being one of the first to develop a strong theoretical basis for the jet engine. Griffith's advanced axial-flow turbojet engine designs were integral in the creation of Britain's first operational axial-flow turbojet engine, the Metropolitan-Vickers F.2, which first ran successfully in 1941. Griffith, however, had little direct involvement in actually producing the engine, after he moved in 1939 from leading the engine department at the Royal Aircraft Establishment to start work at Rolls-Royce.

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United Kingdom
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1893 to 1963 · aged 70
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