Frederick W. Lanchester
British polymath (1868-1946) · United Kingdom · Founders · Died at 77
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Something wrong?Frederick William Lanchester, was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and co-invented the topic of operations research.
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1946Died8 March 19461945James Watt International MedalAward1931Daniel Guggenheim MedalAward1922Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1868Born23 October 1868
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F W Lanchester's prototype petrol-electric car 1927, at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum
The Centenarian A Lakeland Story Told In Verse (1935), attributed to "Paul Netherton-Herries"
Daimler Double-Six (V12) 50hp sleeve-valve engine 1927-30 transverse section
Frederick Lanchester BuildingCoventry University LibraryGosford Street, Coventry
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1946 · aged 77
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