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Bertram Hopkinson

British lawyer, engineer and academic (1874-1918) · Scientists · Died at 44

Bertram Hopkinson was a British patent lawyer and Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University. In this position he researched flames, explosions and metallurgy and became a pioneer designer of the internal combustion engine.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1874 to 1918 · aged 44